Kill the Queen: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A Crown of Shards Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Kill the Queen audiobook runs 13.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Lauren Fortgang (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 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 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 2,854 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Crown of Shards Novel
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 25.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kill the Queen | 13.1 hrs |
| 2 | Protect the Prince | 12.7 hrs |
More narrated by Lauren Fortgang
Lauren Fortgang narrates 76 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 742 hours in all.
- Pretty Things
- Ninth House
- Storm and Fury
- I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived #1)
- The Familiar
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
435 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Kill the Queen is book 1 of Jennifer Estep's A Crown of Shards Novel series: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Lauren Fortgang, released October 2, 2018, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lauren Fortgang
- Released
- October 2, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- A Crown of Shards Novel #1
- ISBN
- 9780062867162
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Kill the Queen audiobook?
Kill the Queen runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is the Kill the Queen audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Kill the Queen?
Kill the Queen is narrated by Lauren Fortgang.
Is Kill the Queen worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.