The Thing Is: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Thing Is runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Andrew Carter (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.9 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
909 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1)
- Refugee
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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 Thing Is is an audiobook by Andrew Carter: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Andrew Carter, released July 30, 2025, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Andrew Carter
- Released
- July 30, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9789888834082
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Thing Is as an audiobook?
The Thing Is runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Thing Is free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Thing Is?
The Thing Is is narrated by Andrew Carter.