The Fifth Doctrine: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Guardian series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fifth Doctrine runs 9.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julia Whelan (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Guardian
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 30.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ultimatum | 9.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Moscow Deception | 10.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Fifth Doctrine | 9.9 hrs |
More narrated by Julia Whelan
Julia Whelan narrates 408 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,883 hours in all.
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- Educated
- The Great Alone
- The Women
- The Wife Between Us
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
3,202 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Housemaid: An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist
- The Maid
- The Crash
- The Family Upstairs
- The Girl Before
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 Fifth Doctrine is book 3 of Karen Robards's Guardian series: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Julia Whelan, released March 19, 2019, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julia Whelan
- Released
- March 19, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- The Guardian #3
- ISBN
- 9781511393997
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Fifth Doctrine as an audiobook?
The Fifth Doctrine runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is The Fifth Doctrine free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Fifth Doctrine?
The Fifth Doctrine is narrated by Julia Whelan.