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The Empress: Towerfall, Book 1 by Kristin Cast

The Empress: Towerfall, Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Towerfall series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Empress: Towerfall, Book 1 runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gabriel Spires and Amanda Leigh Cobb (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Towerfall

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 20.6 hours in all.

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 Empress: Towerfall, Book 1 is book 1 of Kristin Cast's Towerfall series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Gabriel Spires and Amanda Leigh Cobb, released January 7, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Gabriel Spires, Amanda Leigh Cobb
Released
January 7, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy), Popular on #BookTok
Series
Towerfall #1
ISBN
9781039498761

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Empress: Towerfall, Book 1 as an audiobook?

The Empress: Towerfall, Book 1 runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Empress: Towerfall, Book 1 free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Empress: Towerfall, Book 1?

The Empress: Towerfall, Book 1 is narrated by Gabriel Spires and Amanda Leigh Cobb.

Is The Empress: Towerfall, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.