The Kingdom of Speech: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Kingdom of Speech runs 4.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Petkoff (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.5 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Petkoff
Robert Petkoff narrates 385 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,502 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
464 Social Science 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 Kingdom of Speech is an audiobook by Tom Wolfe: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Petkoff, released August 30, 2016, on the Social Science and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Petkoff
- Released
- August 30, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, World
- ISBN
- 9781478953173
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Kingdom of Speech as an audiobook?
The Kingdom of Speech runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.
Is The Kingdom of Speech free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Kingdom of Speech?
The Kingdom of Speech is narrated by Robert Petkoff.