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The Heart of Alchemy by James E. Wisher

The Heart of Alchemy: Audiobook

Book 6 of the Portal Wars series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Heart of Alchemy runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.6listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Heart of Alchemy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 61% 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.

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About as long, on the Fantasy shelf

1,579 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 Heart of Alchemy is book 6 of James E. Wisher's Portal Wars series: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released April 9, 2021, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.6 hrs
Narrated by
Joe Hempel
Released
April 9, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Series
The Portal Wars Saga #6
ISBN
9781945763885

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Heart of Alchemy as an audiobook?

The Heart of Alchemy runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is The Heart of Alchemy free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Heart of Alchemy?

The Heart of Alchemy is narrated by Joe Hempel.