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The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1 by Sarah M. Cradit

The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Guardians Cycle series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1 runs 16.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kimberly M. Wetherell (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.8listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Guardians Cycle

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 29.9 hours in all.

About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf

547 Romantasy (Romance) 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

The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1 is book 1 of Sarah M. Cradit's Guardians Cycle series: a 16.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kimberly M. Wetherell, released April 11, 2023, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.8 hrs
Narrated by
Kimberly M. Wetherell
Released
April 11, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance)
Series
The Guardians Cycle #1
ISBN
9781667076447

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1 as an audiobook?

The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1 runs 16.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.

Is The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1 free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1?

The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1 is narrated by Kimberly M. Wetherell.

Is The Altruist and the Assassin: The Guardians Cycle, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.