The Thoroughbreds: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Academy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Thoroughbreds runs 14.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Erin Bennett (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Academy Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 14.9 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 29.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Engines of God | 14.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Thoroughbreds | 14.3 hrs |
More narrated by Erin Bennett
Erin Bennett narrates 517 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,703 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
970 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Before We Were Yours
- The Great Alone
- The Women
- The Four Winds
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
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 Thoroughbreds is book 2 of Shelby Cunningham's Academy series: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Erin Bennett, released September 15, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Erin Bennett
- Released
- September 15, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama, Books with Buzz
- Series
- The Academy Series #2
- ISBN
- 9781668656013
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Thoroughbreds as an audiobook?
The Thoroughbreds runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The Thoroughbreds free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Thoroughbreds?
The Thoroughbreds is narrated by Erin Bennett.
Is The Thoroughbreds worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.