The Ward: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ward runs 12.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Merritt Hicks (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Merritt Hicks
Merritt Hicks narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 147 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
119 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- North! Or Be Eaten
- Greenglass House
- Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
- The Hunters: Brotherband Chronicles, Book 3
- Slaves of Socorro
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 Ward is an audiobook by Jordana Frankel: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Merritt Hicks, released April 30, 2013, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Merritt Hicks
- Released
- April 30, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9780062253958
How to listen to The Ward free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ward as an audiobook?
The Ward runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is The Ward free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ward?
The Ward is narrated by Merritt Hicks.
Is The Ward worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.