River Secrets: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Books of Bayern series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the River Secrets audiobook runs 7.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Chris Gaines (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.2 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 1,014 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Books of Bayern
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 18.4 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 35.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Goose Girl | 9.3 hrs |
| 2 | Enna Burning | 9.1 hrs |
| 3 | River Secrets | 7.2 hrs |
| 4 | Forest Born | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Chris Gaines
Chris Gaines narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 30 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA) shelf
114 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
River Secrets is book 3 of Shannon Hale's Books of Bayern series: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Chris Gaines, released April 7, 2026, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Chris Gaines
- Released
- April 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA)
- Series
- Books of Bayern #3
- ISBN
- 9781037206689
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the River Secrets audiobook?
River Secrets runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is the River Secrets audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates River Secrets?
River Secrets is narrated by Chris Gaines.