Hidden Empire: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hidden Empire audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Rusty Humphries and Stefan Rudnicki (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Empire
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11.3 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 43.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire | 11.3 hrs |
| 2 | Hidden Empire | 10.2 hrs |
| 3 | Empire of Hate | 11.5 hrs |
| 4 | Empire of Lust | 10.8 hrs |
More narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
Stefan Rudnicki narrates 744 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,226 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,146 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Dynasty of Evil
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Deceived
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
Hidden Empire is book 2 of Orson Scott Card's Empire series: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Rusty Humphries and Stefan Rudnicki, released December 22, 2009, on the Westerns & War and Science Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rusty Humphries, Stefan Rudnicki
- Released
- December 22, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Science Fiction
- Series
- Empire #2
- ISBN
- 9781427207784
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hidden Empire audiobook?
Hidden Empire runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the Hidden Empire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hidden Empire?
Hidden Empire is narrated by Rusty Humphries and Stefan Rudnicki.
Is Hidden Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.