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The Archers by Martin Archer

The Archers: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Archers series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Archers runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shaun Grindell (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Archers at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Archers

This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 18.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Archers6.8 hrs
2The Archer's Castle3.8 hrs
3The Archer's Return4.2 hrs
4The Archer's War3.8 hrs

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 Archers is book 1 of Martin Archer's Archers series: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Shaun Grindell, released February 13, 2018, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Shaun Grindell
Released
February 13, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
Series
Archers #1
ISBN
9781541486393

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Archers as an audiobook?

The Archers runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The Archers free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Archers?

The Archers is narrated by Shaun Grindell.