This Broken World: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Vortex of Worlds series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the This Broken World audiobook runs 25.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Woodson (about 17.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 25.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 52 days |
| 1 hour / day | 26 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 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 25.7 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Vortex of Worlds
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 51.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Broken World | 25.7 hrs |
| 2 | Into the Vortex | 26.2 hrs |
More narrated by Paul Woodson
Paul Woodson narrates 248 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,103 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
242 Epic Fantasy 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
This Broken World is book 1 of Charles E. Gannon's Vortex of Worlds series: a 25.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Woodson, released January 26, 2026, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 25.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Woodson
- Released
- January 26, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Vortex of Worlds #1
- ISBN
- 9798331943264
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the This Broken World audiobook?
This Broken World runs 25.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.2 hours.
Is the This Broken World audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates This Broken World?
This Broken World is narrated by Paul Woodson.
Is This Broken World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.2 hours, saving 8.6 hours.