Middlegame: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Alchemical Journeys series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Middlegame audiobook runs 17.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Amber Benson (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Alchemical Journeys
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 50.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlegame | 17.5 hrs |
| 2 | Seasonal Fears | 16.5 hrs |
| 3 | Tidal Creatures | 16.5 hrs |
More narrated by Amber Benson
Amber Benson narrates 28 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 296 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
681 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
Middlegame is book 1 of Seanan McGuire's Alchemical Journeys series: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Amber Benson, released May 7, 2019, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Amber Benson
- Released
- May 7, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Alchemical Journeys #1
- ISBN
- 9781250223357
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Middlegame audiobook?
Middlegame runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.
Is the Middlegame audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Middlegame?
Middlegame is narrated by Amber Benson.
Is Middlegame worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours.