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Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Children of Strife: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Children of Strife audiobook runs 20.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Mel Hudson (about 13.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.2listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Children of Strife at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day41 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 20.2 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Mel Hudson

Mel Hudson narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 79 hours in all.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

419 Science Fiction 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

Children of Strife is an audiobook by Adrian Tchaikovsky: a 20.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Mel Hudson, released March 17, 2026, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.2 hrs
Narrated by
Mel Hudson
Released
March 17, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN
9781668655245

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Children of Strife audiobook?

Children of Strife runs 20.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.5 hours.

Is the Children of Strife audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Children of Strife?

Children of Strife is narrated by Mel Hudson.

Is Children of Strife worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.5 hours, saving 6.7 hours.