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Primer for the Apocalypse by Braided Sky

Primer for the Apocalypse: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Primer for the Apocalypse series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Primer for the Apocalypse audiobook runs 11.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Eliza Summers (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Primer for the Apocalypse at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Primer for the Apocalypse

This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 54.1 hours in all.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,070 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

Primer for the Apocalypse is book 1 of Braided Sky's Primer for the Apocalypse series: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Eliza Summers, released May 27, 2025, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
Eliza Summers
Released
May 27, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
Primer for the Apocalypse #1
ISBN
9798331955564

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Primer for the Apocalypse audiobook?

Primer for the Apocalypse runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the Primer for the Apocalypse audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Primer for the Apocalypse?

Primer for the Apocalypse is narrated by Eliza Summers.

Is Primer for the Apocalypse worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.