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He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Radiant Emperor series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun audiobook runs 18.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Natalie Naudus (about 12.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.9listening hrs
Epic Fantasystore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.9 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

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

He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun is book 2 of Shelley Parker-Chan's Radiant Emperor series: a 18.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Natalie Naudus, released August 24, 2023, on the Epic Fantasy and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.9 hrs
Narrated by
Natalie Naudus
Released
August 24, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
The Radiant Emperor #2
ISBN
9781529043471

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun audiobook?

He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun runs 18.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.6 hours.

Is the He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun audiobook free?

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

Who narrates He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun?

He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun is narrated by Natalie Naudus.

Is He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.6 hours, saving 6.3 hours.