A Shred of Honour: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Markham of the Marines series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Shred of Honour runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gerry O'brien (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Markham of the Marines
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 34.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Shred of Honour | 12.6 hrs |
| 2 | Honour Redeemed | 13 hrs |
| 3 | Honour be Damned | 9 hrs |
More narrated by Gerry O'brien
Gerry O'brien narrates 26 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 235 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
888 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
A Shred of Honour is book 1 of David Donachie's Markham of the Marines series: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Gerry O'brien, released June 1, 2014, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gerry O'brien
- Released
- June 1, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction)
- Series
- Markham of the Marines #1
- ISBN
- 9781407948270
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Shred of Honour as an audiobook?
A Shred of Honour runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is A Shred of Honour free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Shred of Honour?
A Shred of Honour is narrated by Gerry O'brien.
Is A Shred of Honour worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.