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The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History by Nicholas P. Klingaman, William K. Klingaman

The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Colacci (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History is an audiobook by Nicholas P. Klingaman and William K. Klingaman: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Colacci, released September 18, 2019, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
David Colacci
Released
September 18, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781515949299

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History as an audiobook?

The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History?

The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History is narrated by David Colacci.

Is The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.