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The Neverfear by Katherine Rundell

The Neverfear: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Neverfear runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Samuel West (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Neverfear at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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

What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Samuel West

Samuel West narrates 83 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 897 hours in all.

All Samuel West audiobooks, measured

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 Neverfear is an audiobook by Katherine Rundell: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Samuel West, released September 1, 2026, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Animals & Nature (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
Samuel West
Released
September 1, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy, Animals & Nature (Kids)
ISBN
9780593830123

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Neverfear as an audiobook?

The Neverfear runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The Neverfear free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Neverfear?

The Neverfear is narrated by Samuel West.