Opening Gambit: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Tournament of Shadows series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Opening Gambit audiobook runs 8 hours unabridged, narrated by Marian Hussey (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 8 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tournament of Shadows
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 45.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opening Gambit | 8 hrs |
| 2 | A Dangerous Ruse | 7.9 hrs |
| 3 | Shadow Schemes | 7.4 hrs |
| 4 | Feint and Doublecross | 7.5 hrs |
| 5 | Castle Manoeuvre | 7.5 hrs |
| 6 | Mage's End Game | 7.7 hrs |
More narrated by Marian Hussey
Marian Hussey narrates 244 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,427 hours in all.
About as long, on the Paranormal shelf
1,465 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
Opening Gambit is book 1 of Tilly Wallace's Tournament of Shadows series: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Marian Hussey, released November 18, 2025, on the Paranormal and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Marian Hussey
- Released
- November 18, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Paranormal, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Tournament of Shadows #1
- ISBN
- 9798295359071
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Opening Gambit audiobook?
Opening Gambit runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is the Opening Gambit audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Opening Gambit?
Opening Gambit is narrated by Marian Hussey.