Genesis: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Ark series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Genesis audiobook runs 16.7 hours unabridged, narrated by James Anderson Foster (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.7 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Ark
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 36.6 hours in all.
More narrated by James Anderson Foster
James Anderson Foster narrates 222 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,295 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
795 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
Genesis is book 1 of Paul Chafe's Ark series: a 16.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James Anderson Foster, released April 7, 2020, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Anderson Foster
- Released
- April 7, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Ark #1
- ISBN
- 9781541439924
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Genesis audiobook?
Genesis runs 16.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Is the Genesis audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Genesis?
Genesis is narrated by James Anderson Foster.
Is Genesis worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.6 hours.