The Alchemyst: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Alchemyst runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Denis O'hare (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 2,356 Mystery & Thriller audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 71.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Alchemyst | 10 hrs |
| 2 | The Magician | 11 hrs |
| 3 | The Sorceress | 14.1 hrs |
| 4 | The Necromancer | 11.2 hrs |
| 5 | The Warlock: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel | 10.9 hrs |
| 6 | The Enchantress | 14.3 hrs |
More narrated by Denis O'hare
Denis O'hare narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 63 hours in all.
- The Big Bad Wolf
- London Bridges
- Just After Sunset: Stories
- Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
- Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
About as long, on the Mystery & Thriller shelf
633 Mystery & Thriller 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
The Alchemyst is book 1 of Michael Scott's Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Denis O'hare, released May 22, 2007, on the Mystery & Thriller shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Denis O'hare
- Released
- May 22, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Thriller
- Series
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #1
- ISBN
- 9780739355831
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Alchemyst as an audiobook?
The Alchemyst runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Alchemyst free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Alchemyst?
The Alchemyst is narrated by Denis O'hare.
Is The Alchemyst worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.