Long Historical Science Fiction & Fantasy Audiobook Series, Ranked by Total Hours
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, 93 Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) series in our catalog have every numbered book from book 1 on, at least three books and 30 or more hours in all. Ranked by total listening time.
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The list
| # | Series | Author | Books | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outlander | Diana Gabaldon | 9 | 413.7 hrs |
| 2 | Emberverse | S.M. Stirling | 14 | 268.5 hrs |
| 3 | Crown of Stars | Kate Elliott | 7 | 197.3 hrs |
| 4 | Clay Warrior Stories | J. Clifton Slater | 19 | 170.4 hrs |
| 5 | The After Cilmeri Series | Sarah Woodbury | 19 | 164.1 hrs |
| 6 | The Network Series | Katie Cross | 12 | 159.8 hrs |
| 7 | Avalon (Bradley) | Marion Zimmer Bradley | 7 | 136.7 hrs |
| 8 | Glass and Steele | C.J. Archer | 13 | 115.3 hrs |
| 9 | Romance a Medieval Fairytale | Demelza Carlton | 25 | 105.5 hrs |
| 10 | War That Came Early | Harry Turtledove | 6 | 103.3 hrs |
| 11 | Worldwar | Harry Turtledove | 4 | 103.2 hrs |
| 12 | Settling Accounts | Harry Turtledove | 4 | 102.9 hrs |
| 13 | The Invisible Library series | Genevieve Cogman | 8 | 102.4 hrs |
| 14 | Colonization | Harry Turtledove | 3 | 85 hrs |
| 15 | The Ministry of Curiosities | C.J. Archer | 10 | 82.5 hrs |
| 16 | Called by a Highlander Series Boxsets | Mariah Stone | 3 | 79.6 hrs |
| 17 | Legion Archer | J. Clifton Slater | 10 | 74.8 hrs |
| 18 | Conqueror | Conn Iggulden | 5 | 74.8 hrs |
| 19 | The Accursed Kings | Maurice Druon | 7 | 74.4 hrs |
| 20 | Iron Crucible | T.K. Blackwood | 7 | 74.2 hrs |
| 21 | Legends of the Condor Heroes | Jin Yong | 4 | 71.6 hrs |
| 22 | Foolish Kingdoms | Natalia Jaster | 4 | 71.3 hrs |
| 23 | Reed Family Reckoning | Shayla Black | 8 | 69.6 hrs |
| 24 | Royal Sorceress | Christopher Nuttall | 5 | 67.8 hrs |
| 25 | Stariel | AJ Lancaster | 5 | 67.1 hrs |
Ranked by total listening time of the numbered books. Computed from unabridged English-language audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026); children's titles are not ranked. Methodology.
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