Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1 audiobook runs 13.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Amy McFadden (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Dire Saga
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 51.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1 | 13.3 hrs |
| 2 | Dire: Seed: The Dire Saga, Book 2 | 12.5 hrs |
| 3 | Dire: Time: The Dire Saga, Book 3 | 13.8 hrs |
| 4 | Dire: Wars: The Dire Saga, Book 4 | 12.2 hrs |
More narrated by Amy McFadden
Amy McFadden narrates 325 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,047 hours in all.
- The Darkest Minds
- Never Fade
- In the Afterlight
- The Heavens May Fall
- The Secrets You Keep
About as long, on the Paranormal shelf
829 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1 is book 1 of Andrew Seiple's Dire series: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy McFadden, released October 16, 2018, on the Paranormal and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Amy McFadden
- Released
- October 16, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Paranormal, Action & Adventure (Fiction)
- Series
- The Dire Saga #1
- ISBN
- 9781772307252
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1 audiobook?
Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1 runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is the Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1 audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1?
Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1 is narrated by Amy McFadden.
Is Dire: Born: The Dire Saga, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.