An Unwelcome Journey: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Soul Bound series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Unwelcome Journey runs 6.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.2 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Soul Bound Saga
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 31.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Unwelcome Journey | 6.2 hrs |
| 2 | Darkness in Tiber | 6.4 hrs |
| 3 | Depths of Betrayal | 5.8 hrs |
| 4 | The Black Iron Empire | 6.3 hrs |
| 5 | Overmage | 6.6 hrs |
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- Something So Right
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Haunted Forest Tour
- Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,199 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
An Unwelcome Journey is book 1 of James E. Wisher's Soul Bound series: a 6.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released February 24, 2023, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- February 24, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Soul Bound Saga #1
- ISBN
- 9781685200251
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is An Unwelcome Journey as an audiobook?
An Unwelcome Journey runs 6.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.
Is An Unwelcome Journey free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates An Unwelcome Journey?
An Unwelcome Journey is narrated by Joe Hempel.