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Cold Iron Task by James J. Butcher

Cold Iron Task: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Unorthodox Chronicles series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Cold Iron Task audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by James Patrick Cronin (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.3listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Cold Iron Task at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Unorthodox Chronicles

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 22.4 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 34.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Dead Man's Hand11.2 hrs
2Long Past Dues11.3 hrs
3Cold Iron Task12.3 hrs

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

Cold Iron Task is book 3 of James J. Butcher's Unorthodox Chronicles series: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by James Patrick Cronin, released March 4, 2025, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.3 hrs
Narrated by
James Patrick Cronin
Released
March 4, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy
Series
The Unorthodox Chronicles #3
ISBN
9780593913819

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Cold Iron Task audiobook?

Cold Iron Task runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is the Cold Iron Task audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Cold Iron Task?

Cold Iron Task is narrated by James Patrick Cronin.

Is Cold Iron Task worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.