The Spear and the Storm: Audiobook
Part of The Shards
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Spear and the Storm runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Smith (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.2 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Smith
John Smith narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 62 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
857 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Spear and the Storm is an audiobook by Michael Livingston: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John Smith, released January 15, 2026, on the Epic Fantasy and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Smith
- Released
- January 15, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Shards
- ISBN
- 9781035926305
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Spear and the Storm as an audiobook?
The Spear and the Storm runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Spear and the Storm free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Spear and the Storm?
The Spear and the Storm is narrated by John Smith.
Is The Spear and the Storm worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.