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The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1 by John Spearman

The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Perseverance Andrews series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1 runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alex Picard (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Perseverance Andrews

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 29.3 hours in all.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,121 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

The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1 is book 1 of John Spearman's Perseverance Andrews series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Picard, released October 24, 2023, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Alex Picard
Released
October 24, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
Series
Perseverance Andrews #1
ISBN
9781039448728

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1 as an audiobook?

The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1 runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1 free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1?

The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1 is narrated by Alex Picard.

Is The Defense of the Commonwealth: Perseverance Andrews, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.