1636: The Cardinal Virtues: Audiobook
Book 16 of the Ring of Fire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1636: The Cardinal Virtues audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by George Guidall (about 8.6 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 |
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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 Ring of Fire
This is book 16. Books 1 to 15 run 276.3 hours before it; books 1 to 16 run 289.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1632 | 19.4 hrs |
| 2 | 1633 | 22.2 hrs |
| 3 | 1634: The Baltic War | 26.4 hrs |
| 4 | 1634: The Ram Rebellion | 18.1 hrs |
| 5 | 1634: The Galileo Affair | 19.8 hrs |
| 6 | 1634: The Bavarian Crisis | 24.3 hrs |
| 7 | 1635: A Parcel of Rogues | 12.6 hrs |
| 8 | 1635: The Cannon Law | 15.5 hrs |
| 9 | 1635: The Dreeson Incident | 19.6 hrs |
| 10 | 1635: The Tangled Web | 13.1 hrs |
| 11 | 1635: The Papal Stakes | 23.9 hrs |
| 12 | 1635: The Eastern Front | 12.5 hrs |
More narrated by George Guidall
George Guidall narrates 722 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 7,374 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,687 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
1636: The Cardinal Virtues is book 16 of Walter H. Hunt's Ring of Fire series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released July 7, 2015, on the Science Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Guidall
- Released
- July 7, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Ring of Fire #16
- ISBN
- 9781490695037
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the 1636: The Cardinal Virtues audiobook?
1636: The Cardinal Virtues runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is the 1636: The Cardinal Virtues audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates 1636: The Cardinal Virtues?
1636: The Cardinal Virtues is narrated by George Guidall.
Is 1636: The Cardinal Virtues worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.