Foundation and Empire: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Foundation series · see all 7 in reading order
The Foundation and Empire audiobook runs an estimated 7.5 hours (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 73% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 29% shorter than the average science fiction audiobook (10.5 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).
Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for science fiction listeners who want a historical setting: a weekend-size listen at 7.5 hours (estimated).
About the book
The second novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire—the mightiest force in the Galaxy—is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who—or what—is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation? Filled with nail-biting suspense, nonstop action, and cutting-edge speculation, Foundation and Empire is the story of humanity’s perpetual struggle against the darkness that forever threatens to overwhelm the light—and of how the courage of even a determined few can make all the difference in the universe.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Foundation and Empire audiobook?
Foundation and Empire runs about 7.5 hours, our estimate from its 253 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is the Foundation and Empire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was Foundation and Empire first published?
Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov was first published in 1945.
