The Vital Link: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A Spark in the Ashes series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Vital Link runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Caleb Schroeder (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Spark in the Ashes
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 25.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Vital Link | 13.8 hrs |
| 2 | Codelines and Bloodlines | 11.8 hrs |
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,429 Science Fiction 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 Vital Link is book 1 of K. P. O'donnell's A Spark in the Ashes series: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Caleb Schroeder, released February 5, 2024, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian and Science Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Caleb Schroeder
- Released
- February 5, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Science Fiction
- Series
- A Spark in the Ashes #1
- ISBN
- 9798868690358
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Vital Link as an audiobook?
The Vital Link runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Vital Link free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Vital Link?
The Vital Link is narrated by Caleb Schroeder.
Is The Vital Link worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.