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The Battle by E.K. Frances

The Battle: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Hybrid series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Battle runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elisabeth Ashby and Matt Weisgerber (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.6listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Battle at common listening paces
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1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Hybrid

This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 34.5 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 54 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Hybrid12 hrs
2The Tower10.6 hrs
3The Dark11.9 hrs
4The Battle9.6 hrs
5The Light9.8 hrs

About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf

1,208 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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

The Battle is book 4 of E.K. Frances's Hybrid series: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Elisabeth Ashby and Matt Weisgerber, released September 14, 2026, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.6 hrs
Narrated by
Elisabeth Ashby, Matt Weisgerber
Released
September 14, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
Hybrid #4
ISBN
9798331997984

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Battle as an audiobook?

The Battle runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

Is The Battle free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Battle?

The Battle is narrated by Elisabeth Ashby and Matt Weisgerber.