The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State runs 17.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lawrence Wright and John H. Mayer (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 70 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
473 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State is an audiobook by Lawrence Wright: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Lawrence Wright and John H. Mayer, released August 23, 2016, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lawrence Wright, John H. Mayer
- Released
- August 23, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, World
- ISBN
- 9780804165457
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State as an audiobook?
The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.
Is The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State?
The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State is narrated by Lawrence Wright and John H. Mayer.
Is The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.