Prelude to Mayhem: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Mayhem Wave series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Prelude to Mayhem audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by C.S.E. Cooney (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Mayhem Wave
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 38.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prelude to Mayhem | 10.6 hrs |
| 2 | Static Mayhem | 12 hrs |
| 3 | Mayhem's Children | 15.8 hrs |
More narrated by C.S.E. Cooney
C.S.E. Cooney narrates 129 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,180 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,990 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
Prelude to Mayhem is book 1 of Edward Aubry's Mayhem Wave series: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by C.S.E. Cooney, released December 20, 2016, on the Fantasy and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- C.S.E. Cooney
- Released
- December 20, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- Series
- Mayhem Wave #1
- ISBN
- 9781515981817
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Prelude to Mayhem audiobook?
Prelude to Mayhem runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is the Prelude to Mayhem audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Prelude to Mayhem?
Prelude to Mayhem is narrated by C.S.E. Cooney.
Is Prelude to Mayhem worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.