The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
The Child by Keith F. Goodnight

The Child: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Child runs 11.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nick Podehl (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Horrorstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Child at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 5,506 Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Nick Podehl

Nick Podehl narrates 268 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,376 hours in all.

All Nick Podehl audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Horror shelf

674 Horror 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 Child is an audiobook by Keith F. Goodnight: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick Podehl, released December 3, 2013, on the Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Nick Podehl
Released
December 3, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Horror
ISBN
9781480557413

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Child as an audiobook?

The Child runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is The Child free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Child?

The Child is narrated by Nick Podehl.

Is The Child worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.