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Cover of Half a King by Joe Abercrombie

Half a King: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Half a King audiobook runs 9.3 hours (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.3listening hrs
4.2★18 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Half a King at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.3 hours, it's shorter than 59% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 17% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11.2 hrs across 1862 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want a murder to untangle: a solid week of commutes at 9.3 hours.

About the book

Yarvi, second son of the feared King Uthrik and the ruthless Queen Laithlin of Gettland, was born with a useless hand, and cannot hold a shield, or make fast a knot, or pull an oar, or do any of the things expected from a man. Left an outcast, he' s surrendered his birthright and been given a woman' s place as apprentice to Mother Gundring, Gettland' s Minister, training to be an adviser, diplomat, healer and translator. But when his father and brother are murdered by Grom-gil-Gorm, King of neighboring Vansterland, Yarvi is forced to take the Black Chair and become king himself - or half a king, at least - swear an oath of vengeance against the killers of his father, and lead a raid against the Vanstermen.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Half a King audiobook?

Half a King runs 9.3 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is the Half a King audiobook free?

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

When was Half a King first published?

Half a King by Joe Abercrombie was first published in 2014.