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First Steps: Descend, Book 1 by David Burke

First Steps: Descend, Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Descend series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the First Steps: Descend, Book 1 audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Rebecca Woods and Daniel Wisniewski (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.2listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish First Steps: Descend, Book 1 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Descend

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 22.2 hours in all.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,150 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

First Steps: Descend, Book 1 is book 1 of David Burke's Descend series: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Rebecca Woods and Daniel Wisniewski, released March 23, 2021, on the Science Fiction and Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
Rebecca Woods, Daniel Wisniewski
Released
March 23, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Paranormal
Series
Descend #1
ISBN
9781774248218

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the First Steps: Descend, Book 1 audiobook?

First Steps: Descend, Book 1 runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is the First Steps: Descend, Book 1 audiobook free?

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

Who narrates First Steps: Descend, Book 1?

First Steps: Descend, Book 1 is narrated by Rebecca Woods and Daniel Wisniewski.

Is First Steps: Descend, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.