The Round Tower: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Round Tower runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Mattacks (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Mattacks
Simon Mattacks narrates 176 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,485 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
3,162 Drama 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 Round Tower is an audiobook by Catherine Cookson: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Mattacks, released February 1, 2026, on the Drama shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Mattacks
- Released
- February 1, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama
- ISBN
- 9781399199407
How to listen to The Round Tower free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Round Tower as an audiobook?
The Round Tower runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Round Tower free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Round Tower?
The Round Tower is narrated by Simon Mattacks.
Is The Round Tower worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.