The Academy: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Academy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Academy runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Fouhey (about 5.4 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 –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Fouhey
James Fouhey narrates 425 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,137 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
871 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1)
- Refugee
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- The Graveyard Book
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
The Academy is book 1 of T. Z. Layton's Academy series: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by James Fouhey, released September 16, 2025, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Fouhey
- Released
- September 16, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids)
- Series
- The Academy #1
- ISBN
- 9798217296637
How to listen to The Academy free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Academy as an audiobook?
The Academy runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Academy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Academy?
The Academy is narrated by James Fouhey.