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System Return by Tom Larcombe

System Return: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Natural Laws Apocalypse series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the System Return audiobook runs 13.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Derek Shoales (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.2listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish System Return at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 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 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Natural Laws Apocalypse

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13 hours before it; books 1 to 8 run 107.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Enter System13 hrs
2System Return13.2 hrs
3Control System13 hrs
4System Escape13.3 hrs
5Alt System13.4 hrs
6System Shift13.1 hrs
7System Function14 hrs
8System End14.5 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

System Return is book 2 of Tom Larcombe's Natural Laws Apocalypse series: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Shoales, released June 21, 2022, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.2 hrs
Narrated by
Derek Shoales
Released
June 21, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
Natural Laws Apocalypse #2
ISBN
9781666177022

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the System Return audiobook?

System Return runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is the System Return audiobook free?

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

Who narrates System Return?

System Return is narrated by Derek Shoales.

Is System Return worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.