Story of Distortion: Audiobook
Book 2 of the System of Substance series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Story of Distortion audiobook runs 22.5 hours unabridged, narrated by AI Voice (about 15 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22.5 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The System of Substance
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 16.6 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 39.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Origin of Mystery | 16.6 hrs |
| 2 | Story of Distortion | 22.5 hrs |
More narrated by AI Voice
AI Voice narrates 657 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,873 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
312 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
Story of Distortion is book 2 of X.E. Anomaly's System of Substance series: a 22.5-hour unabridged recording, read by AI Voice, released October 8, 2025, on the Science Fiction and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- AI Voice
- Released
- October 8, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Paranormal
- Series
- The System of Substance #2
- ISBN
- 9798282931839
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Story of Distortion audiobook?
Story of Distortion runs 22.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15 hours.
Is the Story of Distortion audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Story of Distortion?
Story of Distortion is narrated by AI Voice.
Is Story of Distortion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15 hours, saving 7.5 hours.