A Series of Unfortunate Events: Audiobooks in Reading Order
The A Series of Unfortunate Events audiobook series runs 3 books in reading order, narrated by 2 narrators, about 9 hours total in our catalog. We cover 3 A Series of Unfortunate Events audiobooks with live pages here, in the retailer's reading order, carrying 163 listener ratings between them. Back to back at an hour a day that is about 9 days of listening. Per-book length, rating and narrator are below, with a finish-time calculator for the whole series.
The reading order
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
2.5 hrs · about 3 days at an hour a day · narrated by Tim Curry.
Listen free with the trial →The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
3.2 hrs · about 4 days at an hour a day · narrated by Tim Curry.
Listen free with the trial →The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
3.1 hrs · about 4 days at an hour a day · narrated by Lemony Snicket.
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The instrumentHow long to finish the whole series?
Based on 9 hours across all 3 books.
| Your pace | You'll finish all 3 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 all 3 in–by –
What our data says about the series
- 2 narrators across the 3 books: Tim Curry, Lemony Snicket.
- Longest: The Reptile Room (3.2 hrs). Shortest: The Bad Beginning (2.5 hrs).
How this reading order is sourced
Reading order and series membership come from the audiobooks.com catalog, confirmed against each book's author on its own product page (we never guess). We list the 3 books this series carries with live pages in our catalog, positions 1 to 3, in order. Total listening time sums our per-book hours. Dataset build 2026-07-24; the list recomputes with every data refresh. Full methodology · All mystery audiobooks we measured
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What order should I listen to the A Series of Unfortunate Events audiobooks in?
In reading order: 1. The Bad Beginning; 2. The Reptile Room; 3. The Wide Window.
How long are all the A Series of Unfortunate Events audiobooks together?
The 3 books we cover total about 9 hours. At an hour a day that is roughly 9 days; at 1.5× speed about 6 hours.
Who narrates the A Series of Unfortunate Events audiobooks?
Across the 3 books: Tim Curry, Lemony Snicket.
Can I listen to the A Series of Unfortunate Events series free?
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