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The Magic Army by Leslie Thomas

The Magic Army: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Magic Army runs 18.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Martyn Read (about 12.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.2listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Magic Army at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.2 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Martyn Read

Martyn Read narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 60 hours in all.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

276 Police & Detective 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 Magic Army is an audiobook by Leslie Thomas: a 18.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Martyn Read, released December 23, 2010, on the Police & Detective and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.2 hrs
Narrated by
Martyn Read
Released
December 23, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective, Suspense
ISBN
9781407072203

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Magic Army as an audiobook?

The Magic Army runs 18.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.1 hours.

Is The Magic Army free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Magic Army?

The Magic Army is narrated by Martyn Read.

Is The Magic Army worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.1 hours, saving 6.1 hours.