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In the Balance by C. Gockel

In the Balance: Audiobook

Book 3.5 of the I Bring the Fire series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In the Balance audiobook runs 3.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Barrie Kreinik (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.4listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish In the Balance at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day7 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.4 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Barrie Kreinik

Barrie Kreinik narrates 215 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,156 hours in all.

All Barrie Kreinik audiobooks, measured

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

In the Balance is book 3.5 of C. Gockel's I Bring the Fire series: a 3.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Barrie Kreinik, released May 3, 2016, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) and Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.4 hrs
Narrated by
Barrie Kreinik
Released
May 3, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Fantasy
Series
I Bring the Fire #3.5
ISBN
9781515972396

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the In the Balance audiobook?

In the Balance runs 3.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.

Is the In the Balance audiobook free?

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

Who narrates In the Balance?

In the Balance is narrated by Barrie Kreinik.