A Palace Near the Wind: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Natural Engines series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Palace Near the Wind runs 4.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Katharine Chin (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 4.7 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Natural Engines
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 8.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Palace Near the Wind | 4.7 hrs |
| 2 | A River From the Sky | 3.8 hrs |
More narrated by Katharine Chin
Katharine Chin narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,069 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
521 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
A Palace Near the Wind is book 1 of Ai Jiang's Natural Engines series: a 4.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Katharine Chin, released July 13, 2026, on the Fantasy and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Katharine Chin
- Released
- July 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Fiction
- Series
- Natural Engines #1
- ISBN
- 9798331939182
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Palace Near the Wind as an audiobook?
A Palace Near the Wind runs 4.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.
Is A Palace Near the Wind free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Palace Near the Wind?
A Palace Near the Wind is narrated by Katharine Chin.