The Call of the Sea: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Grail Cycle series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Call of the Sea runs 18.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Catrin Walker-Booth (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.4 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 3,723 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Grail Cycle
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 57.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Call of the Sea | 18.4 hrs |
| 2 | A Song of Magic | 20 hrs |
| 3 | On this Broken Earth | 19.4 hrs |
More narrated by Catrin Walker-Booth
Catrin Walker-Booth narrates 62 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 655 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelf
132 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) 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 Call of the Sea is book 1 of Kate Schumacher's Grail Cycle series: a 18.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Catrin Walker-Booth, released February 25, 2026, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Catrin Walker-Booth
- Released
- February 25, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature)
- Series
- The Grail Cycle #1
- ISBN
- 9781004221943
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Call of the Sea as an audiobook?
The Call of the Sea runs 18.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.
Is The Call of the Sea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Call of the Sea?
The Call of the Sea is narrated by Catrin Walker-Booth.
Is The Call of the Sea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.1 hours.