Rise of the Mages: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Age of Ire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rise of the Mages audiobook runs 16.2 hours unabridged, narrated by John Skelley (about 10.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 16.2 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Age of Ire
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 32.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rise of the Mages | 16.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Fate of Silent Gods | 16.5 hrs |
More narrated by John Skelley
John Skelley narrates 58 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 561 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
713 Epic 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
Rise of the Mages is book 1 of Scott Drakeford's Age of Ire series: a 16.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John Skelley, released October 10, 2023, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Skelley
- Released
- October 10, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Age of Ire #1
- ISBN
- 9798890593368
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rise of the Mages audiobook?
Rise of the Mages runs 16.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.8 hours.
Is the Rise of the Mages audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rise of the Mages?
Rise of the Mages is narrated by John Skelley.
Is Rise of the Mages worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.8 hours, saving 5.4 hours.