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Fools' Gold by Philippa Gregory

Fools' Gold: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Order of Darkness series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Fools' Gold audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Nicola Barber (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.8 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day5 days
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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Order of Darkness

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 15.1 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 32.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Changeling6.5 hrs
2Stormbringers8.6 hrs
3Fools' Gold9.8 hrs
4Dark Tracks7.7 hrs

About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf

1,218 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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

Fools' Gold is book 3 of Philippa Gregory's Order of Darkness series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicola Barber, released February 11, 2014, on the Romance (Teen & YA) and Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Nicola Barber
Released
February 11, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romance (Teen & YA), Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Historical (Teen & YA)
Series
Order of Darkness #3
ISBN
9781442368934

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Fools' Gold audiobook?

Fools' Gold runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is the Fools' Gold audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Fools' Gold?

Fools' Gold is narrated by Nicola Barber.