The Awakening: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Aegis of Merlin series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Awakening runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 6 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Aegis of Merlin
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 6.2 hours before it; books 1 to 11 run 66.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Impossible Wizard | 6.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Awakening | 6 hrs |
| 3 | The Chimera Jar | 5.8 hrs |
| 4 | The Raven's Shadow | 6.2 hrs |
| 5 | Wrath of the Dragon Czar | 5.7 hrs |
| 6 | The Four Nations Tournament | 5.7 hrs |
| 7 | Death Incarnate | 6.2 hrs |
| 8 | Atlantis Rising | 6.8 hrs |
| 9 | Rise of The Demon Lords | 5.6 hrs |
| 10 | The Pale Princess | 6.2 hrs |
| 11 | Malice | 5.9 hrs |
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
1,139 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Norse Mythology
- The Princess and the Goblin
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- The Vampire Knitting Club
- A Gift of Dragons
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 Awakening is book 2 of James E. Wisher's Aegis of Merlin series: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released January 30, 2018, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- January 30, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Aegis of Merlin #2
- ISBN
- 9781977371096
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Awakening as an audiobook?
The Awakening runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.
Is The Awakening free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Awakening?
The Awakening is narrated by Joe Hempel.