The Waif Things Work: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Merlin’s Waif series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Waif Things Work runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Chloe Cannon (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Merlin’s Waif
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 43.8 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 64.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Little Waif Justice | 10.8 hrs |
| 2 | Bet on the Waif | 11.1 hrs |
| 3 | Waif Too Much | 11.1 hrs |
| 4 | No Waif Out | 10.8 hrs |
| 5 | The Waif Things Work | 10.4 hrs |
| 6 | The Waif Back | 10.6 hrs |
More narrated by Chloe Cannon
Chloe Cannon narrates 211 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,764 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,973 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 Waif Things Work is book 5 of Renée Jaggér's Merlin’s Waif series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Chloe Cannon, released March 9, 2026, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Chloe Cannon
- Released
- March 9, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Merlin’s Waif #5
- ISBN
- 9798331972646
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Waif Things Work as an audiobook?
The Waif Things Work runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is The Waif Things Work free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Waif Things Work?
The Waif Things Work is narrated by Chloe Cannon.
Is The Waif Things Work worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.