The Franchise: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Franchise runs 13.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Pirhalla (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 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 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Pirhalla
John Pirhalla narrates 206 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,999 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,557 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 Franchise is an audiobook by Thomas Elrod: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John Pirhalla, released May 12, 2026, on the Science Fiction and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Pirhalla
- Released
- May 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781250454089
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Franchise as an audiobook?
The Franchise runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is The Franchise free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Franchise?
The Franchise is narrated by John Pirhalla.
Is The Franchise worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.