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Skellig by David Almond

Skellig: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Skellig audiobook runs 3.4 hours unabridged, narrated by David Almond (about 2.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.4listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Skellig 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 runs longer than 61% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf

800 Non-fiction (Kids) 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

Skellig is an audiobook by David Almond: a 3.4-hour unabridged recording, read by David Almond, released April 28, 2009, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Non-fiction (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.4 hrs
Narrated by
David Almond
Released
April 28, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy, Non-fiction (Kids)
ISBN
9780739385869

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Skellig audiobook?

Skellig runs 3.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.2 hours.

Is the Skellig audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Skellig?

Skellig is narrated by David Almond.