The Thief: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Queen’s Thief series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Thief runs 7.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steve West (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Queen’s Thief
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 56.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Thief | 7.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Queen of Attolia | 9.6 hrs |
| 3 | The King of Attolia | 10.4 hrs |
| 4 | A Conspiracy of Kings | 8.4 hrs |
| 5 | Thick as Thieves | 8.8 hrs |
| 6 | Return of the Thief | 11.4 hrs |
More narrated by Steve West
Steve West narrates 248 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,042 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
794 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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 Thief is book 1 of Megan Whalen Turner's Queen’s Thief series: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Steve West, released May 16, 2017, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Steve West
- Released
- May 16, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA), Action & Adventure (Teen & YA)
- Series
- Queen’s Thief #1
- ISBN
- 9780062693815
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Thief as an audiobook?
The Thief runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Thief free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Thief?
The Thief is narrated by Steve West.