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Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan

Theft of Swords: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Riyria Revelations series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Theft of Swords audiobook runs 22.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds (about 15.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

22.6listening hrs
Action & Adventure (Fiction)store shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 22.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Theft of Swords at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day46 days
1 hour / day23 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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

What our data says

  • At 22.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Riyria Revelations

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 81 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Theft of Swords22.6 hrs
2Rise of Empire26.5 hrs
3Heir of Novron31.9 hrs

About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf

141 Action & Adventure (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

Theft of Swords is book 1 of Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Revelations series: a 22.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Gerard Reynolds, released March 16, 2012, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
22.6 hrs
Narrated by
Tim Gerard Reynolds
Released
March 16, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Riyria Revelations #1
ISBN
9781464029714

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Theft of Swords audiobook?

Theft of Swords runs 22.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.1 hours.

Is the Theft of Swords audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Theft of Swords?

Theft of Swords is narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds.

Is Theft of Swords worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.1 hours, saving 7.5 hours.