The Guardian: Audiobook
Book 2 of the O’Malley Family series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Guardian runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tom Stechschulte (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 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 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on O’Malley Family
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.7 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 61.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Negotiator | 10.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Guardian | 10.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Truth Seeker | 10.5 hrs |
| 4 | The Protector | 10.5 hrs |
| 5 | The Healer | 9.8 hrs |
| 6 | The Rescuer | 9.9 hrs |
More narrated by Tom Stechschulte
Tom Stechschulte narrates 210 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,932 hours in all.
About as long, on the Religious Fiction shelf
1,983 Religious Fiction 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 Guardian is book 2 of Dee Henderson's O’Malley Family series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Stechschulte, released February 21, 2008, on the Religious Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Stechschulte
- Released
- February 21, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Religious Fiction
- Series
- O’Malley Family #2
- ISBN
- 9781440781919
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Guardian as an audiobook?
The Guardian runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is The Guardian free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Guardian?
The Guardian is narrated by Tom Stechschulte.
Is The Guardian worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.