The Countdown: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Taking series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Countdown runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.7 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert narrates 651 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,675 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
1,127 Tough Topics 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 Countdown is book 3 of Kimberly Derting's Taking series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released May 10, 2016, on the Tough Topics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tavia Gilbert
- Released
- May 10, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Tough Topics
- Series
- The Taking #3
- ISBN
- 9780062448415
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Countdown as an audiobook?
The Countdown runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Countdown free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Countdown?
The Countdown is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.