A Merry Life: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Pirates Of New Earth series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Merry Life runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Helen Laser (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Pirates Of New Earth
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 15.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Merry Life | 8.2 hrs |
| 2 | Navigating The Storm | 7.2 hrs |
More narrated by Helen Laser
Helen Laser narrates 182 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,595 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,725 Fantasy 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
A Merry Life is book 1 of Sarah Branson's Pirates Of New Earth series: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Helen Laser, released January 1, 2023, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Helen Laser
- Released
- January 1, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- The Pirates Of New Earth #1
- ISBN
- 9781957774022
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Merry Life as an audiobook?
A Merry Life runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is A Merry Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Merry Life?
A Merry Life is narrated by Helen Laser.