Colonization: Second Contact: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Colonization series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Colonization: Second Contact audiobook runs 28 hours unabridged, narrated by Patrick Lawlor (about 18.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 28 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 56 days |
| 1 hour / day | 28 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 19 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 28 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Colonization
This is book 1. 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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About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf
38 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: Second Contact is book 1 of Harry Turtledove's Colonization series: a 28-hour unabridged recording, read by Patrick Lawlor, released March 3, 2010, on the Westerns & War and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 28 hrs
- Narrated by
- Patrick Lawlor
- Released
- March 3, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Colonization #1
- ISBN
- 9781400183982
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Colonization: Second Contact audiobook?
Colonization: Second Contact runs 28 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 18.7 hours.
Is the Colonization: Second Contact audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Colonization: Second Contact?
Colonization: Second Contact is narrated by Patrick Lawlor.
Is Colonization: Second Contact worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 18.7 hours, saving 9.3 hours.