Gloom: Audiobook
Book 21 of the Academy of Ancients series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Gloom audiobook runs 3.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Jacq Ainsworth (about 2.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 3.6 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jacq Ainsworth
Jacq Ainsworth narrates 41 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 199 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
232 Fantasy 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
Gloom is book 21 of Avery Cross's Academy of Ancients series: a 3.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jacq Ainsworth, released June 24, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jacq Ainsworth
- Released
- June 24, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Academy of Ancients #21
- ISBN
- 9780466386238
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Gloom audiobook?
Gloom runs 3.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.4 hours.
Is the Gloom audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Gloom?
Gloom is narrated by Jacq Ainsworth.