Detonation Event: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Mars Wars series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Detonation Event audiobook runs 12.1 hours unabridged, narrated by John Skelley (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 3,417 Apocalyptic & Dystopian audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Mars Wars
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 23 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detonation Event | 12.1 hrs |
| 2 | Rogue Planet | 10.9 hrs |
More narrated by John Skelley
John Skelley narrates 58 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 561 hours in all.
About as long, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf
529 Apocalyptic & Dystopian 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
Detonation Event is book 1 of John Andrew Karr's Mars Wars series: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by John Skelley, released February 5, 2019, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Skelley
- Released
- February 5, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- Series
- Mars Wars #1
- ISBN
- 9781980023524
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Detonation Event audiobook?
Detonation Event runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is the Detonation Event audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Detonation Event?
Detonation Event is narrated by John Skelley.
Is Detonation Event worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.