The Extra: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Extra series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Extra runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Hughes (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Extra Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 14.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Extra | 7.5 hrs |
| 2 | Assault on Sunrise | 6.8 hrs |
More narrated by William Hughes
William Hughes narrates 86 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 964 hours in all.
- The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
- Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
- The Road to Serfdom, the Definitive Edition: Text and Documents
- NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
- Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,535 Science 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 Extra is book 1 of Michael Shea's Extra series: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by William Hughes, released February 2, 2010, on the Suspense and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Hughes
- Released
- February 2, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Series
- The Extra Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781481569392
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Extra as an audiobook?
The Extra runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is The Extra free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Extra?
The Extra is narrated by William Hughes.