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Dawn: Audiobook

The Dawn audiobook runs an estimated 7.5 hours (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.5est. listening hrs
4.2★32 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 7.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Dawn at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

What our data says

  • At 7.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 72% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 32% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a weekend-size listen at 7.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali—a seemingly benevolent alien race—intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep. After learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth—but salvation comes at a price. Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dawn audiobook?

Dawn runs about 7.5 hours, our estimate from its 252 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.

Is the Dawn audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

When was Dawn first published?

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler, Aldrich Barrett was first published in 1987.