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The Hungry Empire by Lizzie Collingham

The Hungry Empire: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hungry Empire runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jilly Bond (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.6listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Hungry Empire at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Hungry Empire is an audiobook by Lizzie Collingham: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jilly Bond, released March 1, 2018, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.6 hrs
Narrated by
Jilly Bond
Released
March 1, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781445070834

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Hungry Empire as an audiobook?

The Hungry Empire runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.

Is The Hungry Empire free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Hungry Empire?

The Hungry Empire is narrated by Jilly Bond.

Is The Hungry Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.