The Journey Begins: Tales of the Sea (Book One): Audiobook
Book 1 of the Tales of the Sea series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Journey Begins: Tales of the Sea (Book One) runs 9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joshua Macrae (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 9 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tales of the Sea
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 20.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Journey Begins: Tales of the Sea (Book One) | 9 hrs |
| 2 | The Drumbeats of War: Tales of the Sea, Book Two | 11.9 hrs |
More narrated by Joshua Macrae
Joshua Macrae narrates 85 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 555 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,544 Historical (Fiction) 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 Journey Begins: Tales of the Sea (Book One) is book 1 of Cynthia Elder's Tales of the Sea series: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joshua Macrae, released July 10, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joshua Macrae
- Released
- July 10, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Tales of the Sea #1
- ISBN
- 9798347389315
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Journey Begins: Tales of the Sea (Book One) as an audiobook?
The Journey Begins: Tales of the Sea (Book One) runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is The Journey Begins: Tales of the Sea (Book One) free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Journey Begins: Tales of the Sea (Book One)?
The Journey Begins: Tales of the Sea (Book One) is narrated by Joshua Macrae.