The Hidden World: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Imperials series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hidden World runs 11.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicole Poole (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Imperials Saga
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20.4 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 53.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The High Ground | 10.5 hrs |
| 2 | In Evil Times | 9.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Hidden World | 11.4 hrs |
| 4 | Currency of War | 10.4 hrs |
| 5 | The Thucydides Trap | 10.9 hrs |
More narrated by Nicole Poole
Nicole Poole narrates 195 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,972 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,061 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Path of Destruction
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Armada
- The Troop
- 1986 - Book 1: Hunted in Time
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 Hidden World is book 3 of Melinda Snodgrass's Imperials series: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicole Poole, released March 5, 2019, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicole Poole
- Released
- March 5, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- Imperials Saga #3
- ISBN
- 9781977331366
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hidden World as an audiobook?
The Hidden World runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is The Hidden World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Hidden World?
The Hidden World is narrated by Nicole Poole.
Is The Hidden World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.