Colonization: Down to Earth: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Colonization series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Colonization: Down to Earth audiobook runs 28.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Patrick Lawlor (about 19 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 28.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 57 days |
| 1 hour / day | 29 days |
| 2 hours / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 19 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 28.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Colonization
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 28 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 85 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonization: Second Contact | 28 hrs |
| 2 | Colonization: Down to Earth | 28.5 hrs |
| 3 | Colonization: Aftershocks | 28.5 hrs |
More narrated by Patrick Lawlor
Patrick Lawlor narrates 589 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,365 hours in all.
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- Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
- The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons From the World's Happiest People
- Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf
32 Westerns & War 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
Colonization: Down to Earth is book 2 of Harry Turtledove's Colonization series: a 28.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Patrick Lawlor, released May 3, 2010, on the Westerns & War and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 28.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Patrick Lawlor
- Released
- May 3, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Colonization #2
- ISBN
- 9781400183999
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Colonization: Down to Earth audiobook?
Colonization: Down to Earth runs 28.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19 hours.
Is the Colonization: Down to Earth audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Colonization: Down to Earth?
Colonization: Down to Earth is narrated by Patrick Lawlor.
Is Colonization: Down to Earth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19 hours, saving 9.5 hours.