The Swordsman: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Blackchurch Guild: The Shadow Knights series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Swordsman runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Woodson (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Blackchurch Guild: The Shadow Knights
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20.5 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 30.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Leviathan | 10.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Protector | 10.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Swordsman | 9.7 hrs |
More narrated by Paul Woodson
Paul Woodson narrates 248 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,103 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
2,485 Historical (Romance) 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 Swordsman is book 3 of Kathryn Le Veque's Blackchurch Guild: The Shadow Knights series: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Woodson, released February 25, 2025, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Woodson
- Released
- February 25, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance)
- Series
- The Blackchurch Guild: The Shadow Knights #3
- ISBN
- 9798765047347
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Swordsman as an audiobook?
The Swordsman runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Swordsman free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Swordsman?
The Swordsman is narrated by Paul Woodson.