The Balloon Thief: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Balloon Thief runs 13.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nikki Patel (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 3,228 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nikki Patel
Nikki Patel narrates 44 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 503 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) shelf
66 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- The Heroes of Olympus, Book Five: The Blood of Olympus
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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
The Balloon Thief is an audiobook by Aneesa Marufu: a 13.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Nikki Patel, released March 1, 2022, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nikki Patel
- Released
- March 1, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9781399103060
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Balloon Thief as an audiobook?
The Balloon Thief runs 13.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.
Is The Balloon Thief free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Balloon Thief?
The Balloon Thief is narrated by Nikki Patel.
Is The Balloon Thief worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.6 hours.