The Ancient Lie: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Unwritten Words series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ancient Lie runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Zehra Jane Naqvi (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Unwritten Words
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 41.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Promised Lie: The Unwritten Words I | 13.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Ancient Lie | 13.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Truthful Lie: The Unwritten Words III | 13.7 hrs |
More narrated by Zehra Jane Naqvi
Zehra Jane Naqvi narrates 95 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 952 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
852 Epic Fantasy 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
The Ancient Lie is book 2 of Christopher Nuttall's Unwritten Words series: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Zehra Jane Naqvi, released June 16, 2020, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Zehra Jane Naqvi
- Released
- June 16, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Unwritten Words #2
- ISBN
- 9781977381057
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ancient Lie as an audiobook?
The Ancient Lie runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Ancient Lie free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ancient Lie?
The Ancient Lie is narrated by Zehra Jane Naqvi.
Is The Ancient Lie worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.