The Sword: Audiobook
Book 5 of the General Raj Whitehall series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sword runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Franklin Pierson (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on General Raj Whitehall
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 44.5 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 125.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Forge | 12.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Hammer | 10.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Anvil | 10.9 hrs |
| 4 | The Steel | 10.5 hrs |
| 5 | The Sword | 11.1 hrs |
| 6 | The Chosen | 17.5 hrs |
| 7 | The Reformer | 10 hrs |
| 8 | The Tyrant | 15.8 hrs |
| 9 | The Heretic | 12 hrs |
| 10 | The Savior | 14.7 hrs |
More narrated by Franklin Pierson
Franklin Pierson narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 168 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,107 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Armada
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- The Troop
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 is book 5 of S.M. Stirling's General Raj Whitehall series: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Franklin Pierson, released March 10, 2020, on the Science Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Franklin Pierson
- Released
- March 10, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- General Raj Whitehall #5
- ISBN
- 9781980049715
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sword as an audiobook?
The Sword runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Sword free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sword?
The Sword is narrated by Franklin Pierson.
Is The Sword worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.