Foundation: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Foundation series · see all 7 in reading order
The Foundation audiobook runs an estimated 7.1 hours (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 7.1 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 |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 7.1 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 74% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 35% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want a historical setting: a weekend-size listen at 7.1 hours (estimated).
About the book
The story of our future begins with the Foundation . Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. Only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future—a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humanity, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire—both scientists and scholars—and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls this sanctuary the Foundation. But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Foundation audiobook?
Foundation runs about 7.1 hours, our estimate from its 240 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is the Foundation audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was Foundation first published?
Foundation by Isaac Asimov was first published in 1951.
