Foundation: Audiobooks in Reading Order
The Foundation audiobook series runs 7 books in reading order, narrated by 2 narrators, about 76 hours total (estimated) 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 76 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
7.1 hrs est. · about 8 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
7.5 hrs est. · about 8 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
7 hrs est. · about 7 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
13 hrs est. · about 13 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov
14.9 hrs est. · about 15 days at an hour a day · narrated by Larry McKeever.
Start listening free →Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov
13 hrs est. · about 13 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov
13.2 hrs est. · about 14 days at an hour a day · narrated by Larry McKeever.
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The instrumentHow long to finish the whole series?
Based on 76 hours across all 7 books (some estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish all 7 in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 152 days |
| 1 hour / day | 76 days |
| 2 hours / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 51 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 (14.9 hrs est.). Shortest: Second Foundation (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, some estimated from page counts at a typical narration pace. Dataset build 2026-08-31; 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 76 hours (estimated for some). At an hour a day that is roughly 76 days; at 1.5× speed about 51 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.