War at the Edge of the World: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Twilight of Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the War at the Edge of the World audiobook runs 13.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Noble (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Twilight of Empire
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 86.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | War at the Edge of the World | 13.8 hrs |
| 2 | Swords Around The Throne | 14.7 hrs |
| 3 | Battle for Rome | 15.8 hrs |
| 4 | The Mask of Command | 14 hrs |
| 5 | Imperial Vengeance: Twilight of Empire, Book 5 | 13.1 hrs |
| 6 | Triumph in Dust | 14.7 hrs |
More narrated by Peter Noble
Peter Noble narrates 336 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,121 hours in all.
- The Second Wife
- Italy - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- The Dilemma
- The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- Stalingrad: The million-copy bestselling military history and award-winning account of the pivotal World War 2 battle
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,111 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Before We Were Yours
- The Women
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- The Alice Network
- The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick
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
War at the Edge of the World is book 1 of Ian Ross's Twilight of Empire series: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Noble, released August 22, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Noble
- Released
- August 22, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Action & Adventure (Fiction), Westerns & War
- Series
- Twilight of Empire #1
- ISBN
- 9781035927876
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the War at the Edge of the World audiobook?
War at the Edge of the World runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is the War at the Edge of the World audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates War at the Edge of the World?
War at the Edge of the World is narrated by Peter Noble.
Is War at the Edge of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.