The Gates of Hell: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Legends of Balduria series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gates of Hell runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Elstob (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Elstob
Mark Elstob narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,680 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
859 Epic Fantasy 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 Gates of Hell is book 1 of André Gordirro's Legends of Balduria series: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Elstob, released January 5, 2026, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Elstob
- Released
- January 5, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Legends of Balduria #1
- ISBN
- 9789180901253
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Gates of Hell as an audiobook?
The Gates of Hell runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is The Gates of Hell free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Gates of Hell?
The Gates of Hell is narrated by Mark Elstob.
Is The Gates of Hell worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.