The Empress Capsule: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Audacity series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Empress Capsule runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Ericksen (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 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 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Audacity Saga
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 27.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Empress Capsule | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | Capital Games | 13.7 hrs |
More narrated by Susan Ericksen
Susan Ericksen narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,494 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 Empress Capsule is book 1 of R.K. Thorne's Audacity series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Ericksen, released June 6, 2025, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susan Ericksen
- Released
- June 6, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- Audacity Saga #1
- ISBN
- 9781950993185
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Empress Capsule as an audiobook?
The Empress Capsule runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is The Empress Capsule free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Empress Capsule?
The Empress Capsule is narrated by Susan Ericksen.
Is The Empress Capsule worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.