The Color of Lightning: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Color of Lightning runs 13.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jack Garrett (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jack Garrett
Jack Garrett narrates 245 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,484 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,591 Literary Fiction 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 Color of Lightning is an audiobook by Paulette Jiles: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jack Garrett, released March 31, 2009, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jack Garrett
- Released
- March 31, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
- ISBN
- 9780061805479
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Color of Lightning as an audiobook?
The Color of Lightning runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is The Color of Lightning free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Color of Lightning?
The Color of Lightning is narrated by Jack Garrett.
Is The Color of Lightning worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.5 hours.