Orphan's Test: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Core Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Orphan's Test audiobook runs 11.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Derek Shoales (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Core Empire
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 24.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orphan's Test | 11.1 hrs |
| 2 | Lost Heir: The Core Empire Book II | 13 hrs |
More narrated by Derek Shoales
Derek Shoales narrates 106 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 997 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,131 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
- Armada
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- The Troop
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
Orphan's Test is book 1 of Richard Coxson's Core Empire series: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Shoales, released April 19, 2022, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Shoales
- Released
- April 19, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- Core Empire #1
- ISBN
- 9781666197969
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Orphan's Test audiobook?
Orphan's Test runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is the Orphan's Test audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Orphan's Test?
Orphan's Test is narrated by Derek Shoales.
Is Orphan's Test worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.