The Bourbon Kings: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Bourbon Kings series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bourbon Kings runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alexander Cendese (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Bourbon Kings
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 36 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bourbon Kings | 12.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Angels' Share: A Bourbon Kings Novel | 12.6 hrs |
| 3 | Devil's Cut: A Bourbon Kings Novel | 10.6 hrs |
More narrated by Alexander Cendese
Alexander Cendese narrates 680 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,157 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
1,973 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- Lessons in Chemistry
- The Wife Between Us
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
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 Bourbon Kings is book 1 of J.R. Ward's Bourbon Kings series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Alexander Cendese, released July 28, 2015, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alexander Cendese
- Released
- July 28, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama
- Series
- The Bourbon Kings #1
- ISBN
- 9780698402652
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bourbon Kings as an audiobook?
The Bourbon Kings runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The Bourbon Kings free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bourbon Kings?
The Bourbon Kings is narrated by Alexander Cendese.
Is The Bourbon Kings worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.