Hive Empire: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Shadow of War series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hive Empire audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Pirhalla (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shadow of War
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 50.3 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 62.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buried Starship | 11.5 hrs |
| 2 | Relic Fleet | 12.7 hrs |
| 3 | Scars of Rebellion | 12.9 hrs |
| 4 | Future Guard | 13.1 hrs |
| 5 | Hive Empire | 12.5 hrs |
More narrated by John Pirhalla
John Pirhalla narrates 206 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,999 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,802 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
Hive Empire is book 5 of Anthony J. Melchiorri's Shadow of War series: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Pirhalla, released October 27, 2026, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Pirhalla
- Released
- October 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Shadow of War #5
- ISBN
- 9798228745827
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hive Empire audiobook?
Hive Empire runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is the Hive Empire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hive Empire?
Hive Empire is narrated by John Pirhalla.
Is Hive Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.