The Children of Húrin: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Children of Húrin runs an estimated 9.3 hours (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 9.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 9.3 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 60% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 15% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want epic quests: a solid week of commutes at 9.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Húrin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkie There are tales of Middle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings, and the story told in this book is set in the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West: lands where Treebeard once walked, but which were drowned in the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Children of Húrin as an audiobook?
The Children of Húrin runs about 9.3 hours, our estimate from its 313 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is The Children of Húrin free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was The Children of Húrin first published?
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien was first published in 2001.
