The Tears of the Sun: Audiobook
Book 8 of the Emberverse series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tears of the Sun runs 23 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Todd McLaren (about 15.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 23 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 46 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 23 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 4,320 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Todd McLaren
Todd McLaren narrates 76 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 919 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
44 Drama audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Evening and the Morning
- The Signature of All Things
- The Heart's Invisible Furies: The unforgettable novel from the bestselling author
- Dies the Fire
- We Are Water
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Tears of the Sun is book 8 of S.M. Stirling's Emberverse series: a 23-hour unabridged recording, read by Todd McLaren, released September 6, 2011, on the Drama and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 23 hrs
- Narrated by
- Todd McLaren
- Released
- September 6, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Emberverse #8
- ISBN
- 9781400184514
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Tears of the Sun as an audiobook?
The Tears of the Sun runs 23 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.3 hours.
Is The Tears of the Sun free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Tears of the Sun?
The Tears of the Sun is narrated by Todd McLaren.
Is The Tears of the Sun worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.3 hours, saving 7.7 hours.