The Chieftain: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Return of the Highlanders series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Chieftain runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.8 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Return of the Highlanders
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 27 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 36.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Guardian | 9.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Sinner | 9.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Warrior | 8.7 hrs |
| 4 | The Chieftain | 9.8 hrs |
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 328 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,234 Historical (Fiction) 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 Chieftain is book 4 of Margaret Mallory's Return of the Highlanders series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released August 19, 2013, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- August 19, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Return of the Highlanders #4
- ISBN
- 9781452684901
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Chieftain as an audiobook?
The Chieftain runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Chieftain free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Chieftain?
The Chieftain is narrated by Derek Perkins.