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City of Glass: Audiobook

The City of Glass audiobook runs an estimated 16 hours (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16est. listening hrs
4.2★38 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 16 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish City of Glass at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

What our data says

  • At 16 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 85% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 45% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want vampires and magic systems: a long-haul epic at 16 hours (estimated).

About the book

Clary and her allies risk everything to save the world in the searingly passionate third book in the New York Times and internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. City of Glass is a Shadowhunters novel. To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters—never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight. As Clary uncovers more about her family’s past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the City of Glass audiobook?

City of Glass runs about 16 hours, our estimate from its 541 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.

Is the City of Glass audiobook free?

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

Is City of Glass worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was City of Glass first published?

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare was first published in 2009.