The Messenger: The Messenger, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Messenger series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Messenger: The Messenger, Book 1 runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeffrey Kafer (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 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 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Messenger
This is book 1. Books 1 to 9 run 64.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Messenger: The Messenger, Book 1 | 7.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Dark Between: The Messenger, Book 2 | 7.5 hrs |
| 3 | Star Forged: The Messenger, Book 3 | 6.7 hrs |
| 4 | The Silent Fleet: The Messenger, Book 4 | 6.4 hrs |
| 5 | Dawn of Empire: The Messenger, Book 5 | 7 hrs |
| 6 | Worlds Apart: The Messenger, Book 6 | 7.5 hrs |
| 7 | Rage of Night: The Messenger, Book 7 | 6.8 hrs |
| 8 | Heaven's Door: The Messenger, Book 8 | 6.4 hrs |
| 9 | Radical Dreamer: The Messenger, Book 9 | 8.3 hrs |
More narrated by Jeffrey Kafer
Jeffrey Kafer narrates 348 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,896 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,562 Science 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 Messenger: The Messenger, Book 1 is book 1 of J.N. Chaney's Messenger series: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeffrey Kafer, released January 21, 2020, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jeffrey Kafer
- Released
- January 21, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- The Messenger #1
- ISBN
- 9781774241752
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Messenger: The Messenger, Book 1 as an audiobook?
The Messenger: The Messenger, Book 1 runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Messenger: The Messenger, Book 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Messenger: The Messenger, Book 1?
The Messenger: The Messenger, Book 1 is narrated by Jeffrey Kafer.