The Novice & The Guardian: An Epic Dark Fantasy of a Corrupt Church, Monstrous Sacrifices, and the Forbidden Bond That Could Break the Chains of a Nightmare.: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Cathedral of Unquiet Flesh series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Novice & The Guardian: An Epic Dark Fantasy of a Corrupt Church, Monstrous Sacrifices, and the Forbidden Bond That Could Break the Chains of a Nightmare. runs 9.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Newbill (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Cathedral of Unquiet Flesh
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 25.7 hours in all.
More narrated by John Newbill
John Newbill narrates 31 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 262 hours in all.
- The Hunter & The Behemoth: A Gripping Dark Fantasy Epic of Broken Vows, Corrupt Clerics, and an Unlikely Alliance Between a Lethal Guild Assassin and the Beast He Was Sworn to Kill.
- The Architect & The Oracle: An Epic Dark Fantasy of Monstrous Architecture and Betrayal. Discover the chilling truth behind a sanctuary built on living, conscious souls—and the master builder sworn to tear it down.
- Sparks and Shattered Glass: A Gripping Gaslamp Fantasy: When a Magic Glassmaker Uncovers a Dead Woman's Secrets, Her Entire Village Threatens to Burn
- Spiced Cider and Rising Tides: A Gripping Dark Fantasy Mystery: Stranded Fugitives, Forged Documents, and a Locked-Room Escape During the Great Morrowfen Flood
- Ink Seals and Blighted Orchards: An atmospheric Fantasy mystery where a magical auditor must untangle a dead matriarch's toxic legacy before a blighted harvest consumes a cursed valley.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,872 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 Novice & The Guardian: An Epic Dark Fantasy of a Corrupt Church, Monstrous Sacrifices, and the Forbidden Bond That Could Break the Chains of a Nightmare. is book 1 of John Newbill's Cathedral of Unquiet Flesh series: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John Newbill, released April 7, 2026, on the Fantasy and Romantasy (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Newbill
- Released
- April 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Cathedral of Unquiet Flesh #1
- ISBN
- 9780466659523
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How long is The Novice & The Guardian: An Epic Dark Fantasy of a Corrupt Church, Monstrous Sacrifices, and the Forbidden Bond That Could Break the Chains of a Nightmare. as an audiobook?
The Novice & The Guardian: An Epic Dark Fantasy of a Corrupt Church, Monstrous Sacrifices, and the Forbidden Bond That Could Break the Chains of a Nightmare. runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
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Who narrates The Novice & The Guardian: An Epic Dark Fantasy of a Corrupt Church, Monstrous Sacrifices, and the Forbidden Bond That Could Break the Chains of a Nightmare.?
The Novice & The Guardian: An Epic Dark Fantasy of a Corrupt Church, Monstrous Sacrifices, and the Forbidden Bond That Could Break the Chains of a Nightmare. is narrated by John Newbill.