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The Perils of Command by David Donachie

The Perils of Command: Audiobook

Book 12 of the John Pearce series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Perils of Command runs 9.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Wickham (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.4listening hrs
Action & Adventure (Fiction)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Perils of Command at common listening paces
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30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf

1,180 Action & Adventure (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 Perils of Command is book 12 of David Donachie's John Pearce series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Wickham, released August 1, 2016, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.4 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Wickham
Released
August 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction)
Series
John Pearce #12
ISBN
9781407963112

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Perils of Command as an audiobook?

The Perils of Command runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is The Perils of Command free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Perils of Command?

The Perils of Command is narrated by Peter Wickham.