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Scorched Earth by Harish R. Bharadwaj

Scorched Earth: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Pygilist series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Scorched Earth audiobook runs 13.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Vikas Adam (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.9listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Scorched Earth at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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

What our data says

  • At 13.9 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Pygilist

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 27.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Scorched Earth13.9 hrs
2Boiling Sea13.8 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

Scorched Earth is book 1 of Harish R. Bharadwaj's Pygilist series: a 13.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Vikas Adam, released January 9, 2024, on the Science Fiction and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.9 hrs
Narrated by
Vikas Adam
Released
January 9, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy
Series
Pygilist #1
ISBN
9781666657210

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Scorched Earth audiobook?

Scorched Earth runs 13.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is the Scorched Earth audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Scorched Earth?

Scorched Earth is narrated by Vikas Adam.

Is Scorched Earth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.