Darwin Contagion: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Chimera series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Darwin Contagion audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 3,417 Apocalyptic & Dystopian audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf
598 Apocalyptic & Dystopian 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
Darwin Contagion is book 1 of Walt Browning's Chimera series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released May 20, 2025, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- May 20, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- Series
- The Chimera Series #1
- ISBN
- 9798228310711
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Darwin Contagion audiobook?
Darwin Contagion runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Darwin Contagion audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Darwin Contagion?
Darwin Contagion is narrated by Joe Hempel.
Is Darwin Contagion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.