The Sixth Extinction: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sixth Extinction runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Anne Twomey (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Anne Twomey
Anne Twomey narrates 22 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 213 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,765 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Sixth Extinction is an audiobook by Elizabeth Kolbert: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Anne Twomey, released February 11, 2014, on the Social Science and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Anne Twomey
- Released
- February 11, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781442369467
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sixth Extinction as an audiobook?
The Sixth Extinction runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Sixth Extinction free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sixth Extinction?
The Sixth Extinction is narrated by Anne Twomey.
Is The Sixth Extinction worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.