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College of Shadows by Mark Wells

College of Shadows: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Cambridge Gothic series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the College of Shadows audiobook runs 11.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Ciaran Saward (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish College of Shadows at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Cambridge Gothic

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 31.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1College of Shadows11.4 hrs
2Gate of Shadows10 hrs
3Legacy of Shadows9.9 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

College of Shadows is book 1 of Mark Wells's Cambridge Gothic series: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Ciaran Saward, released May 5, 2021, on the Fantasy and Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Ciaran Saward
Released
May 5, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Paranormal
Series
Cambridge Gothic #1
ISBN
9781664914568

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the College of Shadows audiobook?

College of Shadows runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the College of Shadows audiobook free?

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

Who narrates College of Shadows?

College of Shadows is narrated by Ciaran Saward.

Is College of Shadows worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.