The First City: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First City runs 14 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dara Rosenberg (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Dara Rosenberg
Dara Rosenberg narrates 264 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,208 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
1,248 Police & Detective 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 First City is an audiobook by Joe Hart: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by Dara Rosenberg, released March 28, 2017, on the Police & Detective and Science Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dara Rosenberg
- Released
- March 28, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Science Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781536626223
How to listen to The First City free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First City as an audiobook?
The First City runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.
Is The First City free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First City?
The First City is narrated by Dara Rosenberg.
Is The First City worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.7 hours.