The First Inventors: How people shaped a continent: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Inventors: How people shaped a continent runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gregory Fryer (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.3 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 |
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What our data says
- At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,577 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 First Inventors: How people shaped a continent is an audiobook by Sean Ulm, Larissa Behrendt and Billy Griffiths: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Gregory Fryer, released September 16, 2026, on the Social Science and Australia & Oceania shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gregory Fryer
- Released
- September 16, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Australia & Oceania
- ISBN
- 9781004258031
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Inventors: How people shaped a continent as an audiobook?
The First Inventors: How people shaped a continent runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is The First Inventors: How people shaped a continent free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Inventors: How people shaped a continent?
The First Inventors: How people shaped a continent is narrated by Gregory Fryer.