The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
Specimen by Michael Cole

Specimen: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Specimen series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Specimen audiobook runs 4.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Matt Godfrey (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.5listening hrs
Horrorstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Specimen at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 4.5 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 5,506 Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Specimen

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 12.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Specimen4.5 hrs
2Specimen 27.7 hrs

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

Specimen is book 1 of Michael Cole's Specimen series: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Godfrey, released February 16, 2026, on the Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.5 hrs
Narrated by
Matt Godfrey
Released
February 16, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Horror
Series
Specimen #1
ISBN
9798331990701

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Specimen audiobook?

Specimen runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is the Specimen audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Specimen?

Specimen is narrated by Matt Godfrey.