Forest of a Thousand Lanterns: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Rise of the Empress series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Forest of a Thousand Lanterns audiobook runs 13.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Kim Mai Guest (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 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 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Rise of the Empress
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 26.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest of a Thousand Lanterns | 13.4 hrs |
| 2 | Kingdom of The Blazing Phoenix | 13 hrs |
More narrated by Kim Mai Guest
Kim Mai Guest narrates 116 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,139 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
828 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns is book 1 of Julie C. Dao's Rise of the Empress series: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Kim Mai Guest, released October 10, 2017, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kim Mai Guest
- Released
- October 10, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA)
- Series
- Rise of the Empress #1
- ISBN
- 9780525493969
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Forest of a Thousand Lanterns audiobook?
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is the Forest of a Thousand Lanterns audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Forest of a Thousand Lanterns?
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns is narrated by Kim Mai Guest.
Is Forest of a Thousand Lanterns worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.