The Center Cannot Hold: Audiobook
Book 2 of the American Empire (Turtledove) series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Center Cannot Hold runs 24.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Guidall (about 16.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 50 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 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 24.6 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on American Empire (Turtledove)
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 24.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 73.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood & Iron | 24.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Center Cannot Hold | 24.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Victorious Opposition | 24.1 hrs |
More narrated by George Guidall
George Guidall narrates 722 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 7,374 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
220 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Host
- The Skull Throne
- Red Mars
- The Daylight War
- Dune: The Butlerian Jihad: Book One of the Legends of Dune Trilogy
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 Center Cannot Hold is book 2 of Harry Turtledove's American Empire (Turtledove) series: a 24.6-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released March 6, 2009, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Guidall
- Released
- March 6, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- American Empire (Turtledove) #2
- ISBN
- 9781436132930
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Center Cannot Hold as an audiobook?
The Center Cannot Hold runs 24.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.4 hours.
Is The Center Cannot Hold free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Center Cannot Hold?
The Center Cannot Hold is narrated by George Guidall.
Is The Center Cannot Hold worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.4 hours, saving 8.2 hours.