Naming of the Queen: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Return of the Ancestors series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Naming of the Queen audiobook runs 14.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Shakira Shute and Will Watt (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Return of the Ancestors
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.3 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 27.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Queen With No Name | 13.3 hrs |
| 2 | Naming of the Queen | 14.2 hrs |
More narrated by Shakira Shute
Shakira Shute narrates 92 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,137 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
977 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1
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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
Naming of the Queen is book 2 of JJ Makenzie's Return of the Ancestors series: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Shakira Shute and Will Watt, released September 19, 2023, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Coming of Age shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shakira Shute, Will Watt
- Released
- September 19, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Coming of Age
- Series
- Return of the Ancestors #2
- ISBN
- 9781666644845
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Naming of the Queen audiobook?
Naming of the Queen runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is the Naming of the Queen audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Naming of the Queen?
Naming of the Queen is narrated by Shakira Shute and Will Watt.
Is Naming of the Queen worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.