Audiobook series

Expeditionary Force: Audiobooks in Order

by Craig Alanson

How many series are rated more highly at book nineteen than at book nine? Craig Alanson’s Expeditionary Force manages exactly that: Valkyrie, the ninth outing, holds 4.4 stars from 310 listeners, whilst Ground State, the nineteenth, sits at a remarkable 4.7 from 850. This is a saga that recruits its audience early and keeps them enlisted, with over 1,100 ratings between just these two instalments.
  • 9 audiobooks
  • 93 hours of listening
  • 4.6/5 average (6,041 ratings)
  • narrated by R.C. Bray
  • Fantasy

The Expeditionary Force audiobooks in order

Series at a glance

#TitleLengthRating
2 SpecOps 15 hours and 50 minutes 4.4/5 (8)
3 Paradise 15 hours and 53 minutes 4.5/5 (6)
3.5 Trouble on Paradise 5 hours and 48 minutes 4.6/5 (2)
6 Mavericks 17 hours and 21 minutes 4.6/5 (6)
9 Valkyrie 19 hours and 45 minutes 4.6/5 (5,157)
10 Critical Mass 7 hrs 22 mins 4.6/5 (4)
11 Brushfire 7 hrs 21 mins 4.6/5 (4)
13 Fallout 7 hrs 19 mins 4.7/5 (4)
19 Ground State 19 hours and 20 minutes 4.7/5 (850)

Why listen to Expeditionary Force?

Long series and long listens are made for each other, and Expeditionary Force is the definition of both. Ground State alone runs to 19 hours and 20 minutes, the sort of duration that swallows a fortnight of commutes whole, and the episodic momentum of the storytelling makes those hours feel shorter than they are.In audio, a saga like this becomes a companion rather than a commitment. You live alongside the campaign, one mission at a time, and the familiarity compounds with every volume. If you are new, resist the urge to jump aboard at Valkyrie or Ground State; a series this long rewards patience from the start. It suits listeners who want a world to move into rather than visit, and who measure value in hours: these two books alone offer 31 of them.

Clara’s verdict

Clara Whitmore

4.5/5

I confess I am impressed by the arithmetic here. A nineteenth volume rated 4.7 stars by 850 listeners is not luck; it is craftsmanship sustained over years, and the climb from Valkyrie‘s 4.4 tells me Craig Alanson has grown sharper rather than complacent. Very few authors keep quality rising this deep into a series. My only caution is the sheer scale of the undertaking, but for those who commit, the evidence says the rewards keep coming.

Clara Whitmore, Founder & Literary Critic

Frequently asked questions

How many audiobooks are in the Expeditionary Force series?

Our catalogue lists 9 Expeditionary Force audiobooks, adding up to around 93 hours of listening.

Which Expeditionary Force audiobook should I start with?

Listeners rate Ground State highest (4.7/5 across 850 ratings), but reading order usually starts with book 1.

Who narrates the Expeditionary Force audiobooks?

Most of the series is narrated by R.C. Bray.

Are the Expeditionary Force audiobooks worth listening to?

Across the series, listeners average 4.6/5 from 6,041 ratings on Audible and Amazon.

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