A Rumor of Kings: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Kingdom of Ghosts series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Rumor of Kings runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Kingdom of Ghosts
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 43.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Rumor of Kings | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | A Rage of Sabers | 12.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Bones of the World | 17.1 hrs |
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
863 Epic 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 Rumor of Kings is book 1 of Victor Gischler's Kingdom of Ghosts series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released January 30, 2024, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- January 30, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Kingdom of Ghosts #1
- ISBN
- 9798855543889
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Rumor of Kings as an audiobook?
A Rumor of Kings runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is A Rumor of Kings free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Rumor of Kings?
A Rumor of Kings is narrated by John Lee.
Is A Rumor of Kings worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.