Imperial Radch: Audiobooks in Reading Order
The Imperial Radch audiobook series runs 3 books in reading order, all narrated by Adjoa Andoh, about 35 hours total (estimated) in our catalog. We cover 3 Imperial Radch audiobooks with live pages here, in the retailer's reading order, carrying 167 listener ratings between them. Back to back at an hour a day that is about 35 days of listening. Per-book length, rating and narrator are below, with a finish-time calculator for the whole series.
The reading order
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
12.1 hrs est. · about 13 days at an hour a day · narrated by Adjoa Andoh.
Listen free with the trial →Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
12.3 hrs est. · about 13 days at an hour a day · narrated by Adjoa Andoh.
Listen free with the trial →Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
10.6 hrs est. · about 11 days at an hour a day · narrated by Adjoa Andoh.
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The instrumentHow long to finish the whole series?
Based on 35 hours across all 3 books (some estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish all 3 in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 70 days |
| 1 hour / day | 35 days |
| 2 hours / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 24 days |
You'll finish all 3 in–by –
What our data says about the series
- One narrator across all 3: Adjoa Andoh reads the whole series in our catalog.
- Longest: Ancillary Sword (12.3 hrs est.). Shortest: Ancillary Mercy (10.6 hrs).
How this reading order is sourced
Reading order and series membership come from the audiobooks.com catalog, confirmed against each book's author on its own product page (we never guess). We list the 3 books this series carries with live pages in our catalog, positions 1 to 3, in order. Total listening time sums our per-book hours, some estimated from page counts at a typical narration pace. Dataset build 2026-07-24; the list recomputes with every data refresh. Full methodology · All science fiction audiobooks we measured
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What order should I listen to the Imperial Radch audiobooks in?
In reading order: 1. Ancillary Justice; 2. Ancillary Sword; 3. Ancillary Mercy.
How long are all the Imperial Radch audiobooks together?
The 3 books we cover total about 35 hours (estimated for some). At an hour a day that is roughly 35 days; at 1.5× speed about 23 hours.
Who narrates the Imperial Radch audiobooks?
Adjoa Andoh narrates all 3 books in our catalog.
Can I listen to the Imperial Radch series free?
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