Foundation: Audiobooks in Reading Order
The Foundation audiobook series runs 7 books in reading order, narrated by 2 narrators, about 94 hours total in our catalog. We cover 7 Foundation audiobooks with live pages here, in the retailer's reading order, carrying 810 listener ratings between them. Back to back at an hour a day that is about 94 days of listening. Per-book length, rating and narrator are below, with a finish-time calculator for the whole series.
The reading order
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
8.7 hrs · about 9 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
9.6 hrs · about 10 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
9.4 hrs · about 10 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
16.3 hrs · about 17 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov
18.8 hrs · about 19 days at an hour a day · narrated by Larry McKeever.
Start listening free →Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov
14.9 hrs · about 15 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov
16.2 hrs · about 17 days at an hour a day · narrated by Larry McKeever.
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The instrumentHow long to finish the whole series?
Based on 94 hours across all 7 books.
| Your pace | You'll finish all 7 in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 188 days |
| 1 hour / day | 94 days |
| 2 hours / day | 47 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 63 days |
You'll finish all 7 in–by –
What our data says about the series
- 2 narrators across the 7 books: Scott Brick, Larry McKeever.
- Longest: Foundation and Earth (18.8 hrs). Shortest: Foundation (8.7 hrs).
How this reading order is sourced
Reading order and series membership come from the audiobooks.com catalog, confirmed against each book's author on its own product page (we never guess). We list the 7 books this series carries with live pages in our catalog, positions 1 to 7, in order. Total listening time sums our per-book hours. Dataset build 2026-10-05; the list recomputes with every data refresh. Full methodology · All science fiction audiobooks we measured
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
What order should I listen to the Foundation audiobooks in?
In reading order: 1. Foundation; 2. Foundation and Empire; 3. Second Foundation; 4. Foundation's Edge; 5. Foundation and Earth; 6. Prelude to Foundation; 7. Forward the Foundation.
How long are all the Foundation audiobooks together?
The 7 books we cover total about 94 hours. At an hour a day that is roughly 94 days; at 1.5× speed about 63 hours.
Who narrates the Foundation audiobooks?
Across the 7 books: Scott Brick, Larry McKeever.
Is the Foundation audiobook series free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.