Forward the Mage: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Joe's World series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Forward the Mage audiobook runs 18.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Tristan Morris (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.7 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Joe's World
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.7 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 31.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Philosophical Strangler | 12.7 hrs |
| 2 | Forward the Mage | 18.7 hrs |
More narrated by Tristan Morris
Tristan Morris narrates 140 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,369 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
585 Epic 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
Forward the Mage is book 2 of Richard Roach's Joe's World series: a 18.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Tristan Morris, released May 12, 2020, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tristan Morris
- Released
- May 12, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Joe's World #2
- ISBN
- 9781977365125
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Forward the Mage audiobook?
Forward the Mage runs 18.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.
Is the Forward the Mage audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Forward the Mage?
Forward the Mage is narrated by Tristan Morris.
Is Forward the Mage worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.2 hours.