How Firm a Foundation: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Safehold series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How Firm a Foundation audiobook runs 28.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Charles Keating (about 19 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 28.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 57 days |
| 1 hour / day | 29 days |
| 2 hours / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 19 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 28.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 4,338 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Charles Keating
Charles Keating narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 78 hours in all.
- Out of the Dark
- The Lighthouse: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery
- Death in Holy Orders: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery
- Legends II: Volume II: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
50 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
How Firm a Foundation is book 5 of David Weber's Safehold series: a 28.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Charles Keating, released September 13, 2011, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 28.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Charles Keating
- Released
- September 13, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Safehold #5
- ISBN
- 9781427212405
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the How Firm a Foundation audiobook?
How Firm a Foundation runs 28.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19 hours.
Is the How Firm a Foundation audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates How Firm a Foundation?
How Firm a Foundation is narrated by Charles Keating.
Is How Firm a Foundation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19 hours, saving 9.5 hours.