Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the DUNE: Prelude to Dune series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1 audiobook runs 27 hours unabridged, narrated by Scott Brick (about 18 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 27 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 54 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 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 27 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 4,338 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on DUNE: Prelude to Dune
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 54 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1 | 27 hrs |
| 2 | Dune: House Harkonnen: Prelude to Dune Book 2 | 27 hrs |
More narrated by Scott Brick
Scott Brick narrates 310 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,886 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
61 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1 is book 1 of Kevin J. Anderson's DUNE: Prelude to Dune series: a 27-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Brick, released August 31, 2009, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 27 hrs
- Narrated by
- Scott Brick
- Released
- August 31, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- DUNE: Prelude to Dune #1
- ISBN
- 9781400183616
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1 audiobook?
Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1 runs 27 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 18 hours.
Is the Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1 audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1?
Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1 is narrated by Scott Brick.
Is Dune: House Atreides: Prelude to Dune Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 18 hours, saving 9 hours.