The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nigel Patterson (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 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 |
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What our data says
- At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nigel Patterson
Nigel Patterson narrates 153 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,957 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
888 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Leighton Pugh runs 0.9 hours longer (14.6 hours).
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 Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival is an audiobook by Serhii Plokhy: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Nigel Patterson, released January 19, 2026, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nigel Patterson
- Released
- January 19, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9798318527791
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival as an audiobook?
The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival?
The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival is narrated by Nigel Patterson.
Is The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.