The Black Death: A Global History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Death: A Global History 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 9,905 Social Science 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 Social Science shelf
196 Social Science 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
The Black Death: A Global History is an audiobook by Thomas Asbridge: a 19-hour unabridged recording, read by Justin Avoth and Thomas Asbridge, released April 30, 2026, on the Social Science and Disorders & Diseases shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19 hrs
- Narrated by
- Justin Avoth, Thomas Asbridge
- Released
- April 30, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Disorders & Diseases, Europe
- ISBN
- 9781837311859
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Death: A Global History as an audiobook?
The Black Death: A Global History runs 19 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.7 hours.
Is The Black Death: A Global History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Death: A Global History?
The Black Death: A Global History is narrated by Justin Avoth and Thomas Asbridge.
Is The Black Death: A Global History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.7 hours, saving 6.3 hours.