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Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth by Alan Dean Foster

Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Founding of the Commonwealth series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Eric Jason Martin (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Founding of the Commonwealth

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 35.4 hours in all.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,067 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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

Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth is book 2 of Alan Dean Foster's Founding of the Commonwealth series: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Eric Jason Martin, released September 29, 2026, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Eric Jason Martin
Released
September 29, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
The Founding of the Commonwealth #2
ISBN
9798228697317

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth audiobook?

Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth?

Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth is narrated by Eric Jason Martin.

Is Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.