The Fragile Species: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fragile Species runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Guidall (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 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 8.3 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Guidall
George Guidall narrates 722 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 7,374 hours in all.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf
662 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Fragile Species is an audiobook by Lewis Thomas: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released October 28, 2011, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Guidall
- Released
- October 28, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781461812586
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Fragile Species as an audiobook?
The Fragile Species runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Fragile Species free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Fragile Species?
The Fragile Species is narrated by George Guidall.