The Eighth Guardian: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Annum Guard series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Eighth Guardian runs 11.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Amy McFadden (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Annum Guard
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 21.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Eighth Guardian | 11.4 hrs |
| 2 | Blackout | 9.8 hrs |
More narrated by Amy McFadden
Amy McFadden narrates 325 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,047 hours in all.
- The Darkest Minds
- Never Fade
- In the Afterlight
- The Heavens May Fall
- The Secrets You Keep
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,256 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & 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
The Eighth Guardian is book 1 of Meredith McCardle's Annum Guard series: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy McFadden, released May 6, 2014, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Amy McFadden
- Released
- May 6, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Annum Guard #1
- ISBN
- 9781480567078
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Eighth Guardian as an audiobook?
The Eighth Guardian runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is The Eighth Guardian free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Eighth Guardian?
The Eighth Guardian is narrated by Amy McFadden.
Is The Eighth Guardian worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.