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Relic Fleet by Anthony J. Melchiorri

Relic Fleet: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Shadow of War series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Relic Fleet audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by John Pirhalla (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Relic Fleet at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Shadow of War

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11.5 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 62.8 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Buried Starship11.5 hrs
2Relic Fleet12.7 hrs
3Scars of Rebellion12.9 hrs
4Future Guard13.1 hrs
5Hive Empire12.5 hrs

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

Relic Fleet is book 2 of Anthony J. Melchiorri's Shadow of War series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Pirhalla, released January 20, 2026, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
John Pirhalla
Released
January 20, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
Shadow of War #2
ISBN
9798228745612

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Relic Fleet audiobook?

Relic Fleet runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is the Relic Fleet audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Relic Fleet?

Relic Fleet is narrated by John Pirhalla.

Is Relic Fleet worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.