The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China runs 12.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 328 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
932 World 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 Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China is an audiobook by Philip Ball: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released April 25, 2017, on the World and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- April 25, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781541473041
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China as an audiobook?
The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China?
The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China is narrated by Derek Perkins.
Is The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.