Rise of the Governor: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Walking Dead series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rise of the Governor audiobook runs 10.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Fred Berman (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 5,506 Horror audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Fred Berman
Fred Berman narrates 336 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,368 hours in all.
About as long, on the Horror shelf
748 Horror 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
Rise of the Governor is book 1 of Jay Bonansinga's Walking Dead series: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Fred Berman, released October 21, 2011, on the Horror and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Fred Berman
- Released
- October 21, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Horror, Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- Series
- The Walking Dead #1
- ISBN
- 9780230763203
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rise of the Governor audiobook?
Rise of the Governor runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is the Rise of the Governor audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rise of the Governor?
Rise of the Governor is narrated by Fred Berman.
Is Rise of the Governor worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.