The Child in Time: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Child in Time runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 258 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,739 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,004 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2014 recording read by Nathaniel Parker runs 0.7 hours shorter (8.1 hours).
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 Child in Time is an audiobook by Ian McEwan: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released May 23, 2008, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- May 23, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781436142007
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Child in Time as an audiobook?
The Child in Time runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is The Child in Time free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Child in Time?
The Child in Time is narrated by Simon Prebble.