The Backlash Mission: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Blackcollar series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Backlash Mission runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kyle Tait (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Blackcollar
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 40 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackcollar | 12.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Backlash Mission | 13.4 hrs |
| 3 | Blackcollar: The Judas Solution | 14.5 hrs |
More narrated by Kyle Tait
Kyle Tait narrates 235 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,119 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,512 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
The Backlash Mission is book 2 of Timothy Zahn's Blackcollar series: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Kyle Tait, released June 3, 2025, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kyle Tait
- Released
- June 3, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- Blackcollar #2
- ISBN
- 9798331916862
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Backlash Mission as an audiobook?
The Backlash Mission runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The Backlash Mission free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Backlash Mission?
The Backlash Mission is narrated by Kyle Tait.
Is The Backlash Mission worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.