The First Lieutenant: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Call of the Sea series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Lieutenant runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Fox (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.1 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Call of the Sea
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.4 hours before it; books 1 to 11 run 103 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Man from Bere | 10.4 hrs |
| 2 | The First Lieutenant | 10.1 hrs |
| 3 | England, Home and… | 10.3 hrs |
| 4 | Newly Made a Gentleman | 10.2 hrs |
| 5 | The Africa Hand | 9.6 hrs |
| 6 | A Pretty Fortune | 9.4 hrs |
| 7 | The Middle Sea | 8.8 hrs |
| 8 | Distant Waters | 8.5 hrs |
| 9 | The Great South Sea | 8.7 hrs |
| 10 | Dishonour in Denmark | 8.7 hrs |
| 11 | High on the List | 8.4 hrs |
More narrated by Paul Fox
Paul Fox narrates 30 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 283 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,436 Historical (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 First Lieutenant is book 2 of Andrew Wareham's Call of the Sea series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Fox, released February 11, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Fox
- Released
- February 11, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
- Series
- Call of the Sea #2
- ISBN
- 9798331907648
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Lieutenant as an audiobook?
The First Lieutenant runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The First Lieutenant free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Lieutenant?
The First Lieutenant is narrated by Paul Fox.
Is The First Lieutenant worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.