The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic runs 19 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Justin Avoth and Thomas Asbridge (about 12.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 19 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Justin Avoth
Justin Avoth narrates 67 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 767 hours in all.
About as long, on the Medicine & Naturopathy shelf
117 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic is an audiobook by Thomas Asbridge: a 19-hour unabridged recording, read by Justin Avoth and Thomas Asbridge, released May 26, 2026, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19 hrs
- Narrated by
- Justin Avoth, Thomas Asbridge
- Released
- May 26, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Medicine & Naturopathy, Europe, World
- ISBN
- 9798217176434
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic as an audiobook?
The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic runs 19 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.7 hours.
Is The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic?
The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic is narrated by Justin Avoth and Thomas Asbridge.
Is The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.7 hours, saving 6.3 hours.