A Briefer History of Time: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Briefer History of Time runs 4.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Erik Davies (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.4 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 544 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Erik Davies
Erik Davies narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 273 hours in all.
About as long, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf
35 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- Helgoland: The Sunday Times bestseller
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- Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
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
A Briefer History of Time is an audiobook by Leonard Mlodinow and Stephen Hawking: a 4.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Erik Davies, released September 27, 2005, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Erik Davies
- Released
- September 27, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Astronomy & Physics
- ISBN
- 9780739321881
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Briefer History of Time as an audiobook?
A Briefer History of Time runs 4.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is A Briefer History of Time free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Briefer History of Time?
A Briefer History of Time is narrated by Erik Davies.