The High Ground: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Imperials series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The High Ground runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicole Poole (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Imperials Saga
This is book 1. 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
2,129 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- The Troop
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Deceived
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 High Ground is book 1 of Melinda Snodgrass's Imperials series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicole Poole, released November 20, 2018, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicole Poole
- Released
- November 20, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- Imperials Saga #1
- ISBN
- 9781977331342
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The High Ground as an audiobook?
The High Ground runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is The High Ground free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The High Ground?
The High Ground is narrated by Nicole Poole.
Is The High Ground worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.