The Sword of Damocles: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sword of Damocles runs 16.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mary Bard (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.7 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 8,235 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
168 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Sword of Damocles is an audiobook by Anna Katharine Green: a 16.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Mary Bard, released September 7, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mary Bard
- Released
- September 7, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
How to listen to The Sword of Damocles free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sword of Damocles as an audiobook?
The Sword of Damocles runs 16.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Is The Sword of Damocles free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sword of Damocles?
The Sword of Damocles is narrated by Mary Bard.
Is The Sword of Damocles worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.6 hours.