Worldwar: In the Balance: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Worldwar series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Worldwar: In the Balance audiobook runs 26.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Todd McLaren (about 17.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 54 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 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 26.6 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Worldwar
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 103.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worldwar: In the Balance | 26.6 hrs |
| 2 | Worldwar: Tilting the Balance | 25.7 hrs |
| 3 | Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance | 25.4 hrs |
| 4 | Worldwar: Striking the Balance | 25.6 hrs |
More narrated by Todd McLaren
Todd McLaren narrates 191 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,238 hours in all.
About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf
44 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
Worldwar: In the Balance is book 1 of Harry Turtledove's Worldwar series: a 26.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Todd McLaren, released March 8, 2010, on the Westerns & War and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Todd McLaren
- Released
- March 8, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Worldwar #1
- ISBN
- 9781400183944
How to listen to Worldwar: In the Balance 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 Worldwar: In the Balance audiobook?
Worldwar: In the Balance runs 26.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.7 hours.
Is the Worldwar: In the Balance audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Worldwar: In the Balance?
Worldwar: In the Balance is narrated by Todd McLaren.
Is Worldwar: In the Balance worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.7 hours, saving 8.9 hours.