Firstborn: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Time Odyssey series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Firstborn audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lee (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 2,721 Space Opera audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Time Odyssey Series
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 22.1 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 33.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time’s Eye | 11.6 hrs |
| 2 | Sunstorm | 10.5 hrs |
| 3 | Firstborn | 11.8 hrs |
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
About as long, on the Space Opera shelf
481 Space Opera audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Phoenix Conspiracy
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- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Armada
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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
Firstborn is book 3 of Arthur C. Clarke's Time Odyssey series: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released July 1, 2008, on the Space Opera shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- July 1, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Space Opera
- Series
- The Time Odyssey Series #3
- ISBN
- 9781483057590
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Firstborn audiobook?
Firstborn runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is the Firstborn audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Firstborn?
Firstborn is narrated by John Lee.
Is Firstborn worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.