The Black: Outbreak: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Black series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black: Outbreak runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, 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 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Black
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 16.9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 27.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black | 8.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Black: Arrival | 8.7 hrs |
| 3 | The Black: Outbreak | 10.5 hrs |
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- Something So Right
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Haunted Forest Tour
- Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,129 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- The Troop
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Deceived
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: Outbreak is book 3 of Paul E Cooley's Black series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released September 6, 2023, on the Horror and Science Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- September 6, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Series
- The Black #3
- ISBN
- 9781963415261
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black: Outbreak as an audiobook?
The Black: Outbreak runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is The Black: Outbreak free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black: Outbreak?
The Black: Outbreak is narrated by Joe Hempel.
Is The Black: Outbreak worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.