The Sword Defiant: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Lands of the Firstborn series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sword Defiant runs 19.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Weightman (about 12.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 39 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 19.3 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Weightman
George Weightman narrates 56 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 568 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
508 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 Sword Defiant is book 1 of Gareth Hanrahan's Lands of the Firstborn series: a 19.3-hour unabridged recording, read by George Weightman, released May 2, 2023, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Weightman
- Released
- May 2, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Lands of the Firstborn #1
- ISBN
- 9781668628096
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sword Defiant as an audiobook?
The Sword Defiant runs 19.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.9 hours.
Is The Sword Defiant free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sword Defiant?
The Sword Defiant is narrated by George Weightman.
Is The Sword Defiant worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.9 hours, saving 6.4 hours.