Ultima: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Proxima series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ultima audiobook runs 22 hours unabridged, narrated by Kyle McCarley (about 14.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Proxima
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 17.9 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 39.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proxima | 17.9 hrs |
| 2 | Ultima | 22 hrs |
More narrated by Kyle McCarley
Kyle McCarley narrates 51 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 773 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
329 Science Fiction 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
Ultima is book 2 of Stephen Baxter's Proxima series: a 22-hour unabridged recording, read by Kyle McCarley, released August 4, 2015, on the Science Fiction and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kyle McCarley
- Released
- August 4, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Fiction
- Series
- Proxima #2
- ISBN
- 9781494576851
How to listen to Ultima free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ultima audiobook?
Ultima runs 22 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.6 hours.
Is the Ultima audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Ultima?
Ultima is narrated by Kyle McCarley.
Is Ultima worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.6 hours, saving 7.3 hours.