The Runaways: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Smiler series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Runaways runs 6.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Higgins (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.4 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 812 Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Smiler Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 20.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Runaways | 6.4 hrs |
| 2 | Flight of the Grey Goose | 6.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Painted Tent | 7 hrs |
More narrated by John Higgins
John Higgins narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 129 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) shelf
88 Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) 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 Runaways is book 1 of Victor Canning's Smiler series: a 6.4-hour unabridged recording, read by John Higgins, released November 11, 2022, on the Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Higgins
- Released
- November 11, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Teen & YA)
- Series
- The Smiler Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781788424387
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Runaways as an audiobook?
The Runaways runs 6.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
Is The Runaways free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Runaways?
The Runaways is narrated by John Higgins.