Long Tough Topics Audiobook Series, Ranked by Total Hours
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, 22 Tough Topics series in our catalog have every numbered book from book 1 on, at least three books and 30 or more hours in all. Ranked by total listening time.
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The list
| # | Series | Author | Books | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alien Invasion | Sean Platt | 7 | 67.9 hrs |
| 2 | Sea Breeze | Abbi Glines | 9 | 65.5 hrs |
| 3 | Pathfinder | Orson Scott Card | 3 | 48.5 hrs |
| 4 | The Sunlit Lands | Matt Mikalatos | 3 | 47.4 hrs |
| 5 | Field Party | Abbi Glines | 7 | 47 hrs |
| 6 | The Glittering Court | Richelle Mead | 3 | 46.1 hrs |
| 7 | Infinity Cycle | Adam Silvera | 3 | 45.9 hrs |
| 8 | Breathing | Rebecca Donovan | 3 | 44.5 hrs |
| 9 | Defy the Night | Brigid Kemmerer | 3 | 43.9 hrs |
| 10 | Austin Family Chronicles | Madeleine L'Engle | 5 | 42.4 hrs |
| 11 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Ann Brashares | 5 | 42 hrs |
| 12 | Secrets | Kelley Armstrong | 7 | 40.2 hrs |
| 13 | Colors of Madeleine | Jaclyn Moriarty | 3 | 39.4 hrs |
| 14 | My Darkest Secret | B. Truly | 3 | 38.1 hrs |
| 15 | A Mage's Influence | Melanie Cellier | 4 | 37.9 hrs |
| 16 | Montague Siblings | Mackenzi Lee | 3 | 36.7 hrs |
| 17 | Seeker | Arwen Elys Dayton | 3 | 36.6 hrs |
| 18 | Caraval | Stephanie Garber | 4 | 36.2 hrs |
| 19 | Snow Like Ashes | Sara Raasch | 3 | 36.2 hrs |
| 20 | Thunder Road | Katie McGarry | 3 | 34 hrs |
| 21 | The Way I Used to Be | Amber Smith | 3 | 31.8 hrs |
| 22 | The Singular Menace | Michele Cook | 3 | 30.3 hrs |
Ranked by total listening time of the numbered books. Computed from unabridged English-language audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026); children's titles are not ranked. Methodology.
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