The First: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Misadventures series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First runs 5.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brian Pallino and Jennifer Mack (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Misadventures Series
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 17 hours before it; books 1 to 12 run 66.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misadventures of a City Girl | 5.9 hrs |
| 2 | Misadventures of a Backup Bride | 5.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Protector | 5.7 hrs |
| 4 | The First | 5.3 hrs |
| 5 | Misadventures on the Night Shift | 5.8 hrs |
| 6 | Misadventures of a Good Wife | 5.1 hrs |
| 7 | The Valedictorian | 6.1 hrs |
| 8 | Misadventures of a College Girl | 5.8 hrs |
| 9 | Misadventures with My Roommate | 4.9 hrs |
| 10 | Misadventures with a Rookie | 6.1 hrs |
| 11 | Misadventures with the Boss | 4.2 hrs |
| 12 | Misadventures with a Rock Star | 5.9 hrs |
More narrated by Brian Pallino
Brian Pallino narrates 56 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 482 hours in all.
About as long, on the Modern shelf
1,549 Modern 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 First is book 4 of Meredith Wild's Misadventures series: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Pallino and Jennifer Mack, released December 5, 2017, on the Modern shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brian Pallino, Jennifer Mack
- Released
- December 5, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Modern
- Series
- The Misadventures Series #4
- ISBN
- 9781538536209
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First as an audiobook?
The First runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is The First free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First?
The First is narrated by Brian Pallino and Jennifer Mack.