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Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 by Alina Chan, Matt Ridley

Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Gavin Osborn (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Biology & Chemistrystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 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 12 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2021 recording read by Gavin Osborn runs 0.7 hours shorter (11.3 hours).

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

Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 is an audiobook by Alina Chan and Matt Ridley: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Gavin Osborn, released November 16, 2021, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Gavin Osborn
Released
November 16, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9780008487522

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 audiobook?

Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19?

Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 is narrated by Gavin Osborn.

Is Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.