Imperial Deserter: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Imperial Deserter audiobook runs 11.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Grove (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 61.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imperial Deserter | 11.6 hrs |
| 2 | Imperial Smuggler | 12.8 hrs |
| 3 | Imperial Mercenary | 11.9 hrs |
| 4 | Imperial Hijacker | 11.9 hrs |
| 5 | Imperial Privateer | 13.4 hrs |
More narrated by Christopher Grove
Christopher Grove narrates 155 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,595 hours in all.
- Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual
- The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness out of Blame
- A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation
- Waves in an Impossible Sea: How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean
- The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,981 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Path of Destruction
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Armada
- The Troop
- Star Wars: Master & Apprentice
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
Imperial Deserter is book 1 of Andrew Moriarty's Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire series: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Grove, released October 24, 2023, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christopher Grove
- Released
- October 24, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire #1
- ISBN
- 9798350852806
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Imperial Deserter audiobook?
Imperial Deserter runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is the Imperial Deserter audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Imperial Deserter?
Imperial Deserter is narrated by Christopher Grove.
Is Imperial Deserter worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.