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North of Need by Laura Kay

North of Need: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Hearts of the Anemoi series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the North of Need audiobook runs 7.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Laura Jennings (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.7listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish North of Need at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Hearts of the Anemoi

This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 36.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1North of Need7.7 hrs
2West of Want8.1 hrs
3South of Surrender8.7 hrs
4East of Ecstasy12 hrs

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

North of Need is book 1 of Laura Kay's Hearts of the Anemoi series: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Laura Jennings, released October 22, 2019, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.7 hrs
Narrated by
Laura Jennings
Released
October 22, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance)
Series
Hearts of the Anemoi #1
ISBN
9781666556407

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the North of Need audiobook?

North of Need runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is the North of Need audiobook free?

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

Who narrates North of Need?

North of Need is narrated by Laura Jennings.