The First Shot: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Shot runs 0.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cathy Dobson (about 0.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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 0.4 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Cathy Dobson
Cathy Dobson narrates 792 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,030 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
167 Short Stories 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 First Shot is an audiobook by J. J. Bell: a 0.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Cathy Dobson, released October 30, 2014, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cathy Dobson
- Released
- October 30, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
How to listen to The First Shot free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Shot as an audiobook?
The First Shot runs 0.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.
Is The First Shot free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Shot?
The First Shot is narrated by Cathy Dobson.