Ahead of the Flame: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Witches of Hellforge Hatchery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ahead of the Flame audiobook runs 7.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Jessica Schly (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.4 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 5,716 Cozy Mystery audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Witches of Hellforge Hatchery
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 13.8 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 34.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rules of the Flame | 7.4 hrs |
| 2 | All Fun and Flames | 6.4 hrs |
| 3 | Ahead of the Flame | 7.4 hrs |
| 4 | Flame Changer | 6.3 hrs |
| 5 | Flame Plan | 6.7 hrs |
More narrated by Jessica Schly
Jessica Schly narrates 29 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 298 hours in all.
About as long, on the Cozy Mystery shelf
1,325 Cozy Mystery 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
Ahead of the Flame is book 3 of Skye Sullivan's Witches of Hellforge Hatchery series: a 7.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jessica Schly, released April 17, 2025, on the Cozy Mystery shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jessica Schly
- Released
- April 17, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Cozy Mystery
- Series
- Witches of Hellforge Hatchery #3
- ISBN
- 9798318264269
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ahead of the Flame audiobook?
Ahead of the Flame runs 7.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is the Ahead of the Flame audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Ahead of the Flame?
Ahead of the Flame is narrated by Jessica Schly.