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Prelude to Terror by Helen Macinnes

Prelude to Terror: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Robert Renwick series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Prelude to Terror audiobook runs 13.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Traber Burns (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.3listening hrs
Espionagestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Prelude to Terror at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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

What our data says

  • At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 2,312 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Robert Renwick Series

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 40.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Prelude to Terror13.3 hrs
2The Hidden Target14.9 hrs
3Cloak of Darkness12 hrs

About as long, on the Espionage shelf

418 Espionage 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 Terror is book 1 of Helen Macinnes's Robert Renwick series: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Traber Burns, released April 12, 2023, on the Espionage shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.3 hrs
Narrated by
Traber Burns
Released
April 12, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage
Series
The Robert Renwick Series #1
ISBN
9798200885404

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Prelude to Terror audiobook?

Prelude to Terror runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is the Prelude to Terror audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Prelude to Terror?

Prelude to Terror is narrated by Traber Burns.

Is Prelude to Terror worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.