A Chain of Thunder: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Civil War in the West series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Chain of Thunder runs 22.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Michael (about 14.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22.1 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Michael
Paul Michael narrates 186 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,849 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
298 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Clan of the Cave Bear
- The Other Boleyn Girl
- Matterhorn
- The Signature of All Things
- The Long Ships
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
A Chain of Thunder is book 2 of Jeff Shaara's Civil War in the West series: a 22.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Michael, released May 21, 2013, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Michael
- Released
- May 21, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
- Series
- the Civil War in the West #2
- ISBN
- 9780449008669
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Chain of Thunder as an audiobook?
A Chain of Thunder runs 22.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.7 hours.
Is A Chain of Thunder free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Chain of Thunder?
A Chain of Thunder is narrated by Paul Michael.
Is A Chain of Thunder worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.7 hours, saving 7.4 hours.