Verdict of Steel: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dreadnought Court series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Verdict of Steel audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Rachel Leblang (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Dreadnought Court
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 21.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verdict of Steel | 12.8 hrs |
| 2 | Iron Justice | 8.9 hrs |
More narrated by Rachel Leblang
Rachel Leblang narrates 146 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,179 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,701 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
Verdict of Steel is book 1 of A.T. Michaels's Dreadnought Court series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Rachel Leblang, released October 19, 2026, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rachel Leblang
- Released
- October 19, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- The Dreadnought Court #1
- ISBN
- 9798318578700
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Verdict of Steel audiobook?
Verdict of Steel runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the Verdict of Steel audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Verdict of Steel?
Verdict of Steel is narrated by Rachel Leblang.
Is Verdict of Steel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.