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The Jackal by J.R. Ward

The Jackal: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Jackal runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Frangione (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.1listening hrs
Paranormalstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Jackal at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 34.8 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Jackal11.1 hrs
2The Wolf12.5 hrs
3The Viper11.2 hrs

About as long, on the Paranormal shelf

1,386 Paranormal 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 Jackal is book 1 of J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp series: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Frangione, released August 18, 2020, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.1 hrs
Narrated by
Jim Frangione
Released
August 18, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Paranormal, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp #1
ISBN
9781797104782

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Jackal as an audiobook?

The Jackal runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is The Jackal free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Jackal?

The Jackal is narrated by Jim Frangione.

Is The Jackal worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.