The Legacy of Heorot: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Heorot series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Legacy of Heorot runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tom Weiner (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Heorot Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 41.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legacy of Heorot | 12.7 hrs |
| 2 | Beowulf’s Children | 16.8 hrs |
| 3 | Starborn and Godsons | 12.2 hrs |
More narrated by Tom Weiner
Tom Weiner narrates 201 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,000 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,726 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 Legacy of Heorot is book 1 of Jerry Pournelle's Heorot series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Weiner, released September 5, 2012, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Weiner
- Released
- September 5, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- The Heorot Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781483060637
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Legacy of Heorot as an audiobook?
The Legacy of Heorot runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The Legacy of Heorot free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Legacy of Heorot?
The Legacy of Heorot is narrated by Tom Weiner.
Is The Legacy of Heorot worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.