Bride of Ashes: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Kingdom of Shadow and Ruin series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bride of Ashes audiobook runs 15.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Rowan Hayes and Reese Grey (about 10.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.9 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Kingdom of Shadow and Ruin
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 63.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bride of Ashes | 15.9 hrs |
| 2 | Lady of Cinders | 17.6 hrs |
| 3 | Warrior of Embers | 14.5 hrs |
| 4 | Queen of Flames | 15.3 hrs |
More narrated by Rowan Hayes
Rowan Hayes narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 79 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
674 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1
- The Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 3
- The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 2
- Time's Convert
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
Bride of Ashes is book 1 of Alaya Wells's Kingdom of Shadow and Ruin series: a 15.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Rowan Hayes and Reese Grey, released July 27, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rowan Hayes, Reese Grey
- Released
- July 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Kingdom of Shadow and Ruin #1
- ISBN
- 9798318545603
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bride of Ashes audiobook?
Bride of Ashes runs 15.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.6 hours.
Is the Bride of Ashes audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Bride of Ashes?
Bride of Ashes is narrated by Rowan Hayes and Reese Grey.
Is Bride of Ashes worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.6 hours, saving 5.3 hours.