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Children of the Forest by Simon Driscoll

Children of the Forest: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Dragon Island Chronicles series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Children of the Forest audiobook runs 9.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Driscoll (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.3listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Children of the Forest at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Dragon Island Chronicles

This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 30 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 39.3 hours in all.

More narrated by Simon Driscoll

Simon Driscoll narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 39 hours in all.

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 the Forest is book 4 of Simon Driscoll's Dragon Island Chronicles series: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Driscoll, released March 12, 2026, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.3 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Driscoll
Released
March 12, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
Dragon Island Chronicles #4
ISBN
9781948451291

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Children of the Forest audiobook?

Children of the Forest runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is the Children of the Forest audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Children of the Forest?

Children of the Forest is narrated by Simon Driscoll.