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Maelstrom by Bethany Adams

Maelstrom: Audiobook

Book 9 of the Return of the Elves series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Maelstrom audiobook runs 17.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Gabrielle De Cuir and Stefan Rudnicki (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.1listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Maelstrom at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 17.1 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Return of the Elves Series

This is book 9. Books 1 to 8 run 89.7 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 121.9 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Soulbound11 hrs
2Sundered11.6 hrs
3Exiled: A Return of the Elves Novella3.6 hrs
4Seared11 hrs
5Abyss10.7 hrs
6Awakening11.6 hrs
7Ascent13.9 hrs
8Solace16.4 hrs
9Maelstrom17.1 hrs
10Legacy15 hrs

About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf

514 Romantasy (Romance) 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

Maelstrom is book 9 of Bethany Adams's Return of the Elves series: a 17.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Gabrielle De Cuir and Stefan Rudnicki, released September 6, 2022, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.1 hrs
Narrated by
Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki
Released
September 6, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
The Return of the Elves Series #9
ISBN
9798212192699

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Maelstrom audiobook?

Maelstrom runs 17.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.

Is the Maelstrom audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Maelstrom?

Maelstrom is narrated by Gabrielle De Cuir and Stefan Rudnicki.

Is Maelstrom worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.