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The Gauntlet by Megan Shepherd

The Gauntlet: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Cage series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gauntlet runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Barrie Kreinik (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Gauntlet at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Barrie Kreinik

Barrie Kreinik narrates 215 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,156 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf

728 Tough Topics 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 Gauntlet is book 3 of Megan Shepherd's Cage series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Barrie Kreinik, released May 23, 2017, on the Tough Topics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
Barrie Kreinik
Released
May 23, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics
Series
The Cage #3
ISBN
9780062683106

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Gauntlet as an audiobook?

The Gauntlet runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is The Gauntlet free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Gauntlet?

The Gauntlet is narrated by Barrie Kreinik.

Is The Gauntlet worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.