Return of the Crimson Guard: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Malazan Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Return of the Crimson Guard audiobook runs 32.2 hours unabridged, narrated by John Banks (about 21.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 32.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 65 days |
| 1 hour / day | 33 days |
| 2 hours / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 22 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 32.2 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Banks
John Banks narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,170 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
83 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Eye of the World: Book One of The Wheel of Time
- Wizard's First Rule
- A Crown of Swords: Book Seven of 'The Wheel of Time'
- The Gathering Storm: Book Twelve of the Wheel of Time
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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
Return of the Crimson Guard is book 2 of Ian C. Esslemont's Malazan Empire series: a 32.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John Banks, released June 28, 2016, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 32.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Banks
- Released
- June 28, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Malazan Empire #2
- ISBN
- 9781511377072
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Return of the Crimson Guard audiobook?
Return of the Crimson Guard runs 32.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 21.5 hours.
Is the Return of the Crimson Guard audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Return of the Crimson Guard?
Return of the Crimson Guard is narrated by John Banks.
Is Return of the Crimson Guard worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 21.5 hours, saving 10.7 hours.