The Praxis: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dread Empire's Fall series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Praxis runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 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 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Dread Empire's Fall Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 50.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Praxis | 13.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Sundering | 14.7 hrs |
| 3 | Conventions of War | 22.1 hrs |
More narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
Stefan Rudnicki narrates 744 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,226 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,505 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 Praxis is book 1 of Walter Jon Williams's Dread Empire's Fall series: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Stefan Rudnicki, released October 26, 2021, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stefan Rudnicki
- Released
- October 26, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- The Dread Empire's Fall Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9798200748068
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Praxis as an audiobook?
The Praxis runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The Praxis free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Praxis?
The Praxis is narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.
Is The Praxis worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.