The Specimens: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Specimens runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gerda Stevenson (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.9 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gerda Stevenson
Gerda Stevenson narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 98 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,481 Historical (Fiction) 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 Specimens is an audiobook by Mairi Kidd: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Gerda Stevenson, released March 17, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gerda Stevenson
- Released
- March 17, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9798228749863
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Specimens as an audiobook?
The Specimens runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is The Specimens free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Specimens?
The Specimens is narrated by Gerda Stevenson.