Kore: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Taking of Persephone series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Kore audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Ruthie Bowles (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Taking of Persephone
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 25.8 hours in all.
More narrated by Ruthie Bowles
Ruthie Bowles narrates 28 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 304 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,198 Historical (Fiction) 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
Kore is book 1 of Ambrosia R. Harris's Taking of Persephone series: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruthie Bowles, released August 13, 2026, on the Historical (Romance) and Romantasy (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ruthie Bowles
- Released
- August 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Romantasy (Romance), Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- The Taking of Persephone #1
- ISBN
- 9798182609098
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Kore audiobook?
Kore runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is the Kore audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Kore?
Kore is narrated by Ruthie Bowles.
Is Kore worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.