Hope But First War: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Heretic of the Federation series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hope But First War audiobook runs 12.4 hours unabridged, narrated by David Stifel (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Heretic of the Federation
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 50.5 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 73 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Heretic Lives | 12.1 hrs |
| 2 | Young Apostate | 12.5 hrs |
| 3 | Time To Fear | 13.3 hrs |
| 4 | Battle Tested | 12.5 hrs |
| 5 | Hope But First War | 12.4 hrs |
| 6 | Angel of Armageddon | 10.1 hrs |
More narrated by David Stifel
David Stifel narrates 155 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,191 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,813 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
Hope But First War is book 5 of Michael Anderle's Heretic of the Federation series: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by David Stifel, released September 14, 2021, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian and Science Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Stifel
- Released
- September 14, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Science Fiction
- Series
- Heretic of the Federation #5
- ISBN
- 9781705292464
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hope But First War audiobook?
Hope But First War runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is the Hope But First War audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hope But First War?
Hope But First War is narrated by David Stifel.
Is Hope But First War worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.