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The War That Came Early: West and East by Harry Turtledove

The War That Came Early: West and East: Audiobook

Book 2 of the War That Came Early series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The War That Came Early: West and East runs 17.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Todd McLaren (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.1listening hrs
Westerns & Warstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The War That Came Early: West and East at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.1 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on War That Came Early

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 17 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 103.3 hours in all.

About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf

152 Westerns & War 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 War That Came Early: West and East is book 2 of Harry Turtledove's War That Came Early series: a 17.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Todd McLaren, released August 3, 2010, on the Westerns & War and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.1 hrs
Narrated by
Todd McLaren
Released
August 3, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Westerns & War, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
War That Came Early #2
ISBN
9781400185863

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The War That Came Early: West and East as an audiobook?

The War That Came Early: West and East runs 17.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.

Is The War That Came Early: West and East free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The War That Came Early: West and East?

The War That Came Early: West and East is narrated by Todd McLaren.

Is The War That Came Early: West and East worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.