The Atrocity Engine: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Custodians of the Cosmos series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Atrocity Engine runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 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 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- Something So Right
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Haunted Forest Tour
- Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,964 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
The Atrocity Engine is book 1 of Tim Waggoner's Custodians of the Cosmos series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released October 7, 2025, on the Horror and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- October 7, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Horror, Fantasy
- Series
- Custodians of the Cosmos #1
- ISBN
- 9798347897735
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Atrocity Engine as an audiobook?
The Atrocity Engine runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Atrocity Engine free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Atrocity Engine?
The Atrocity Engine is narrated by Joe Hempel.
Is The Atrocity Engine worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.