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Awakening by Bethany Adams

Awakening: Audiobook

Book 6 of the Return of the Elves series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Awakening audiobook runs 11.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Gabrielle De Cuir and Stefan Rudnicki (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.6listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Awakening at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Return of the Elves Series

This is book 6. Books 1 to 5 run 47.9 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 121.9 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Soulbound11 hrs
2Sundered11.6 hrs
3Exiled: A Return of the Elves Novella3.6 hrs
4Seared11 hrs
5Abyss10.7 hrs
6Awakening11.6 hrs
7Ascent13.9 hrs
8Solace16.4 hrs
9Maelstrom17.1 hrs
10Legacy15 hrs

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

Awakening is book 6 of Bethany Adams's Return of the Elves series: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Gabrielle De Cuir and Stefan Rudnicki, released April 23, 2019, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.6 hrs
Narrated by
Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki
Released
April 23, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
The Return of the Elves Series #6
ISBN
9781982675844

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Awakening audiobook?

Awakening runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is the Awakening audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Awakening?

Awakening is narrated by Gabrielle De Cuir and Stefan Rudnicki.

Is Awakening worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.