The Invention of Fire: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Invention of Fire runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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- Dune Messiah: Book Two in the Dune Chronicles
- Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition): 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
- The House in the Woods
- The Girl in the Spider's Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,093 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Before We Were Yours
- The Women
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- The Alice Network
- The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick
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 Invention of Fire is an audiobook by Bruce Holsinger: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released April 21, 2015, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- April 21, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- ISBN
- 9780062374035
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Invention of Fire as an audiobook?
The Invention of Fire runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Invention of Fire free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Invention of Fire?
The Invention of Fire is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is The Invention of Fire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.