Lady of Cinders: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Kingdom of Shadow and Ruin series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lady of Cinders audiobook runs 17.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Rowan Hayes and Reese Grey (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 17.6 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Kingdom of Shadow and Ruin
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 15.9 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 63.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bride of Ashes | 15.9 hrs |
| 2 | Lady of Cinders | 17.6 hrs |
| 3 | Warrior of Embers | 14.5 hrs |
| 4 | Queen of Flames | 15.3 hrs |
More narrated by Rowan Hayes
Rowan Hayes narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 79 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
470 Romantasy (Romance) 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
Lady of Cinders is book 2 of Alaya Wells's Kingdom of Shadow and Ruin series: a 17.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Rowan Hayes and Reese Grey, released August 24, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rowan Hayes, Reese Grey
- Released
- August 24, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Kingdom of Shadow and Ruin #2
- ISBN
- 9798318545627
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Lady of Cinders audiobook?
Lady of Cinders runs 17.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.
Is the Lady of Cinders audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Lady of Cinders?
Lady of Cinders is narrated by Rowan Hayes and Reese Grey.
Is Lady of Cinders worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.9 hours.