Native Tongue: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Skink series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Native Tongue audiobook runs 15.8 hours unabridged, narrated by George K. Wilson (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Skink
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.5 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 43.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Whammy | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | Native Tongue | 15.8 hrs |
| 3 | Stormy Weather | 14.3 hrs |
More narrated by George K. Wilson
George K. Wilson narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 815 hours in all.
- Double Whammy
- Tourist Season
- Strip Tease
- Florida Roadkill
- Sundiver
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
591 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Great Alone
- Nine Perfect Strangers
- True Believer
- The Devil's Hand
- Only the Dead
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
Native Tongue is book 2 of Carl Hiaasen's Skink series: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by George K. Wilson, released June 13, 2008, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- George K. Wilson
- Released
- June 13, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- Series
- Skink #2
- ISBN
- 9781436142168
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Native Tongue audiobook?
Native Tongue runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.
Is the Native Tongue audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Native Tongue?
Native Tongue is narrated by George K. Wilson.
Is Native Tongue worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.