The Expanse: Audiobooks in Reading Order
The The Expanse audiobook series runs 6 books in reading order, all narrated by Jefferson Mays, about 102 hours total (estimated) in our catalog. We cover 6 The Expanse audiobooks with live pages here, in the retailer's reading order, carrying 449 listener ratings between them. Back to back at an hour a day that is about 102 days of listening. Per-book length, rating and narrator are below, with a finish-time calculator for the whole series.
The reading order
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
17.5 hrs est. · about 18 days at an hour a day · narrated by Jefferson Mays.
Listen free with the trial →Caliban's war by James S. A. Corey
18 hrs est. · about 18 days at an hour a day · narrated by Jefferson Mays.
Listen free with the trial →Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey
16.7 hrs est. · about 17 days at an hour a day · narrated by Jefferson Mays.
Listen free with the trial →Cibola burn by James S. A. Corey
17.9 hrs est. · about 18 days at an hour a day · narrated by Jefferson Mays.
Listen free with the trial →Nemesis Games by James S. A. Corey
15.8 hrs est. · about 16 days at an hour a day · narrated by Jefferson Mays.
Listen free with the trial →Babylon’s ashes by James S. A. Corey
16.1 hrs est. · about 17 days at an hour a day · narrated by Jefferson Mays.
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The instrumentHow long to finish the whole series?
Based on 102 hours across all 6 books (some estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish all 6 in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 204 days |
| 1 hour / day | 102 days |
| 2 hours / day | 51 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 68 days |
You'll finish all 6 in–by –
What our data says about the series
- One narrator across all 6: Jefferson Mays reads the whole series in our catalog.
- Longest: Caliban's war (18 hrs est.). Shortest: Nemesis Games (15.8 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 6 books this series carries with live pages in our catalog, positions 1 to 6, 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 The Expanse audiobooks in?
In reading order: 1. Leviathan Wakes; 2. Caliban's war; 3. Abaddon’s Gate; 4. Cibola burn; 5. Nemesis Games; 6. Babylon’s ashes.
How long are all the The Expanse audiobooks together?
The 6 books we cover total about 102 hours (estimated for some). At an hour a day that is roughly 102 days; at 1.5× speed about 68 hours.
Who narrates the The Expanse audiobooks?
Jefferson Mays narrates all 6 books in our catalog.
Can I listen to the The Expanse series free?
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