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The Twelfth Department by William Ryan

The Twelfth Department: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Twelfth Department runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gildart Jackson (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Twelfth Department at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Twelfth Department is book 3 of William Ryan's Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev series: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Gildart Jackson, released July 9, 2013, on the Espionage and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
Gildart Jackson
Released
July 9, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage, Drama
Series
Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev #3
ISBN
9781666606157

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Twelfth Department as an audiobook?

The Twelfth Department runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is The Twelfth Department free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Twelfth Department?

The Twelfth Department is narrated by Gildart Jackson.

Is The Twelfth Department worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.