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Foundation's Edge: Audiobook

The Foundation's Edge audiobook runs an estimated 13 hours (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 13 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Foundation's Edge at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 13 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 76% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 24% longer 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 solid week of commutes at 13 hours (estimated).

About the book

The fourth novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved victorious, and now they return to Hari Seldon’s long established plan to build a new Empire on the ruins of the old. But rumors persist that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all—and that its still-defiant survivors are preparing their revenge. Now two exiled citizens of the Foundation—a renegade Councilman and a doddering historian—set out in search of the mythical planet Earth . . . and proof that the Second Foundation still exists. Meanwhile someone—or something—outside of both Foundations seems to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Foundation's Edge audiobook?

Foundation's Edge runs about 13 hours, our estimate from its 441 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Can I listen to Foundation's Edge free?

Yes, with the audiobooks.com free trial. Start the trial, get Foundation's Edge included, and cancel anytime; the trial stays free.

Is Foundation's Edge worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Foundation's Edge first published?

Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov was first published in 1977.