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The Warlord by Gena Showalter

The Warlord: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Rise of the Warlords series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Warlord runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Max Bellmore (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.9listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Warlord at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Rise of the Warlords

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 33.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Warlord11.9 hrs
2The Immortal11.3 hrs
3The Phantom10.6 hrs

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 Warlord is book 1 of Gena Showalter's Rise of the Warlords series: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Max Bellmore, released April 20, 2021, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.9 hrs
Narrated by
Max Bellmore
Released
April 20, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Rise of the Warlords #1
ISBN
9781488210495

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Warlord as an audiobook?

The Warlord runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is The Warlord free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Warlord?

The Warlord is narrated by Max Bellmore.

Is The Warlord worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.