The Guardian: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Return of the Highlanders series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Guardian runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| 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 –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 5,422 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 167 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,883 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
1,078 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Guardian is book 1 of Margaret Mallory's Return of the Highlanders series: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released June 24, 2013, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- June 24, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Return of the Highlanders #1
- ISBN
- 9781452684871
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Guardian as an audiobook?
The Guardian runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is The Guardian free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Guardian?
The Guardian is narrated by Derek Perkins.