The Global Empire: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Svenska Ljud Classica series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Global Empire runs 15.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bert Deivert (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Svenska Ljud Classica
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.4 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 36.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Netocrats | 9.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Global Empire | 15.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Body Machines | 11.2 hrs |
More narrated by Bert Deivert
Bert Deivert narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 55 hours in all.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf
152 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 Global Empire is book 2 of Jan Söderqvist's Svenska Ljud Classica series: a 15.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Bert Deivert, released January 4, 2017, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bert Deivert
- Released
- January 4, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- Series
- Svenska Ljud Classica #2
- ISBN
- 9789176394267
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Global Empire as an audiobook?
The Global Empire runs 15.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.
Is The Global Empire free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Global Empire?
The Global Empire is narrated by Bert Deivert.
Is The Global Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours.