Forbidden Mountain: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Guardians series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Forbidden Mountain audiobook runs 16.5 hours unabridged, narrated by George Newbern (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 16.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Newbern
George Newbern narrates 502 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf
75 Mystery & Fantasy 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
Forbidden Mountain is book 1 of Brandon Mull's Guardians series: a 16.5-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released April 14, 2026, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Newbern
- Released
- April 14, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Fantasy
- Series
- Guardians #1
- ISBN
- 9798217172665
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Forbidden Mountain audiobook?
Forbidden Mountain runs 16.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.
Is the Forbidden Mountain audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Forbidden Mountain?
Forbidden Mountain is narrated by George Newbern.
Is Forbidden Mountain worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.