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The Ordeal by Mike Ignatov

The Ordeal: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Way series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ordeal runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gary Bennett (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.7listening hrs
Epic Fantasystore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Ordeal at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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

What our data says

  • At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Way

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20.3 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 44.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Wasteland: Zero Circle12.3 hrs
2The School8.1 hrs
3The Ordeal8.7 hrs
4The Frost Ridge15.2 hrs

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 Ordeal is book 3 of Mike Ignatov's Way series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Gary Bennett, released March 29, 2022, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.7 hrs
Narrated by
Gary Bennett
Released
March 29, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Epic Fantasy
Series
Way #3
ISBN
9781666180145

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Ordeal as an audiobook?

The Ordeal runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is The Ordeal free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Ordeal?

The Ordeal is narrated by Gary Bennett.