Against the Tide of Years: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Nantucket series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Against the Tide of Years audiobook runs 22 hours unabridged, narrated by Todd McLaren (about 14.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 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 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Nantucket
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 25.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 75.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Island in the Sea of Time | 25.2 hrs |
| 2 | Against the Tide of Years | 22 hrs |
| 3 | On the Oceans of Eternity | 28.6 hrs |
More narrated by Todd McLaren
Todd McLaren narrates 191 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,238 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
329 Science Fiction 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
Against the Tide of Years is book 2 of S.M. Stirling's Nantucket series: a 22-hour unabridged recording, read by Todd McLaren, released December 1, 2008, on the Science Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22 hrs
- Narrated by
- Todd McLaren
- Released
- December 1, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Nantucket #2
- ISBN
- 9781400176809
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Against the Tide of Years audiobook?
Against the Tide of Years runs 22 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.7 hours.
Is the Against the Tide of Years audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Against the Tide of Years?
Against the Tide of Years is narrated by Todd McLaren.
Is Against the Tide of Years worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.7 hours, saving 7.3 hours.