The Inheritors: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Inheritors runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Dawson (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 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 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Dawson
David Dawson narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 167 hours in all.
- Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
- The Sparsholt Affair
- Skandar and the Unicorn Thief: The international, award-winning hit, and the biggest fantasy adventure series since Harry Potter
- Skandar and the Phantom Rider: the spectacular sequel to Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, the biggest fantasy adventure since Harry Potter
- Skandar and the Phantom Rider
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,206 Literary 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 Inheritors is an audiobook by William Golding: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by David Dawson, released March 3, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Dawson
- Released
- March 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- ISBN
- 9798217169627
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Inheritors as an audiobook?
The Inheritors runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Inheritors free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Inheritors?
The Inheritors is narrated by David Dawson.