The Forge: Audiobook
Book 1 of the General Raj Whitehall series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Forge runs 12.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Franklin Pierson (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on General Raj Whitehall
This is book 1. Books 1 to 10 run 125.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Forge | 12.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Hammer | 10.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Anvil | 10.9 hrs |
| 4 | The Steel | 10.5 hrs |
| 5 | The Sword | 11.1 hrs |
| 6 | The Chosen | 17.5 hrs |
| 7 | The Reformer | 10 hrs |
| 8 | The Tyrant | 15.8 hrs |
| 9 | The Heretic | 12 hrs |
| 10 | The Savior | 14.7 hrs |
More narrated by Franklin Pierson
Franklin Pierson narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 168 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,676 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 Forge is book 1 of S.M. Stirling's General Raj Whitehall series: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Franklin Pierson, released August 12, 2019, on the Science Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Franklin Pierson
- Released
- August 12, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- General Raj Whitehall #1
- ISBN
- 9781980049760
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Forge as an audiobook?
The Forge runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The Forge free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Forge?
The Forge is narrated by Franklin Pierson.
Is The Forge worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.