The Chimera: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Black Force Shorts series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Chimera runs 2.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alan Zhu (about 1.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.9 hours, it is shorter than 97% of the 2,576 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Black Force Shorts
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 3 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 32 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Victor | 3 hrs |
| 2 | The Chimera | 2.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Tribe | 3.2 hrs |
| 4 | The Hidden | 3.2 hrs |
| 5 | The Coast | 3.1 hrs |
| 6 | The Storm | 3 hrs |
| 7 | The Wicked | 3.4 hrs |
| 8 | The King | 3.6 hrs |
| 9 | The Joker | 3.2 hrs |
| 10 | The Ruins | 3.4 hrs |
More narrated by Alan Zhu
Alan Zhu narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 31 hours in all.
About as long, on the Legal & Political shelf
23 Legal & Political 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 Chimera is book 2 of Matt Rogers's Black Force Shorts series: a 2.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Alan Zhu, released October 27, 2025, on the Legal & Political shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alan Zhu
- Released
- October 27, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Legal & Political
- Series
- Black Force Shorts #2
- ISBN
- 9781761630989
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Chimera as an audiobook?
The Chimera runs 2.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.9 hours.
Is The Chimera free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Chimera?
The Chimera is narrated by Alan Zhu.