The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Prester John series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ralph Lister (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Prester John Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 20.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One | 11.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Folded World: A Dirge for Prester John Volume Two | 9.3 hrs |
More narrated by Ralph Lister
Ralph Lister narrates 202 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,460 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,972 Fantasy 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 Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One is book 1 of Catherynne M. Valente's Prester John series: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Ralph Lister, released November 1, 2010, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ralph Lister
- Released
- November 1, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Prester John Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781441870261
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One as an audiobook?
The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One?
The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One is narrated by Ralph Lister.
Is The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John Volume One worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.