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Gates of Paradise by V.C. Andrews

Gates of Paradise: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Casteel series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Gates of Paradise audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Andi Arndt (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish Gates of Paradise at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 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 12 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Casteel

This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 39 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 68.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Heaven14.3 hrs
2Dark Angel13.5 hrs
3Fallen Hearts11.2 hrs
4Gates of Paradise12 hrs
5Web of Dreams17.5 hrs

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

2,150 Suspense 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

Gates of Paradise is book 4 of V.C. Andrews's Casteel series: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Andi Arndt, released June 18, 2019, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Andi Arndt
Released
June 18, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
Series
Casteel #4
ISBN
9781508287292

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Gates of Paradise audiobook?

Gates of Paradise runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Gates of Paradise audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Gates of Paradise?

Gates of Paradise is narrated by Andi Arndt.

Is Gates of Paradise worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.