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King of Fools by Amanda Foody

King of Fools: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Shadow Game series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the King of Fools audiobook runs 17.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.5listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish King of Fools at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Shadow Game series

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 46.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Ace of Shades12.2 hrs
2King of Fools17.5 hrs
3Queen of Volts16.6 hrs

More narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

Saskia Maarleveld narrates 612 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,444 hours in all.

All Saskia Maarleveld audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf

221 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

King of Fools is book 2 of Amanda Foody's Shadow Game series: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Saskia Maarleveld, released April 30, 2019, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.5 hrs
Narrated by
Saskia Maarleveld
Released
April 30, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
The Shadow Game series #2
ISBN
9781538535998

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the King of Fools audiobook?

King of Fools runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.

Is the King of Fools audiobook free?

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

Who narrates King of Fools?

King of Fools is narrated by Saskia Maarleveld.

Is King of Fools worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours.