In the Wake of the Wicked: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Veridian Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In the Wake of the Wicked audiobook runs 22.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Tristan Warden and Sarah Welborn (about 15.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 46 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 22.7 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Veridian Empire
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 58.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Wake of the Wicked | 22.7 hrs |
| 2 | Of the Curse or the Crown | 17.8 hrs |
| 3 | From the Silence of the Shadows | 17.8 hrs |
More narrated by Tristan Warden
Tristan Warden narrates 38 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 357 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
316 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
In the Wake of the Wicked is book 1 of V.B. Lacey's Veridian Empire series: a 22.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Tristan Warden and Sarah Welborn, released January 26, 2026, on the Fantasy and Romantasy (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tristan Warden, Sarah Welborn
- Released
- January 26, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Veridian Empire #1
- ISBN
- 9798331989903
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In the Wake of the Wicked audiobook?
In the Wake of the Wicked runs 22.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.1 hours.
Is the In the Wake of the Wicked audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates In the Wake of the Wicked?
In the Wake of the Wicked is narrated by Tristan Warden and Sarah Welborn.
Is In the Wake of the Wicked worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.1 hours, saving 7.6 hours.