An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Allen Nelson (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Allen Nelson
John Allen Nelson narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 105 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
547 Essays & Anthologies 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
An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science is an audiobook by Edward J. Larson: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John Allen Nelson, released June 22, 2011, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Allen Nelson
- Released
- June 22, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781452673141
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science as an audiobook?
An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science?
An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science is narrated by John Allen Nelson.
Is An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.