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The School for Thieves by Peter Burns

The School for Thieves: Audiobook

Book 1 of the School for Thieves series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The School for Thieves runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Zac Lowe-McAlley (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.6listening hrs
Kidsstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The School for Thieves 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 8.6 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 37,584 Kids audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The School for Thieves

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 17 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The School for Thieves8.6 hrs
2Island of Skulls8.5 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 School for Thieves is book 1 of Peter Burns's School for Thieves series: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Zac Lowe-McAlley, released August 26, 2025, on the Kids shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.6 hrs
Narrated by
Zac Lowe-McAlley
Released
August 26, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Kids
Series
The School for Thieves #1
ISBN
9781668147078

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The School for Thieves as an audiobook?

The School for Thieves runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The School for Thieves free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The School for Thieves?

The School for Thieves is narrated by Zac Lowe-McAlley.