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The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Gilded Ones series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones runs 14.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Imani Jade Powers (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.5listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Gilded Ones

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.8 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 41.7 hours in all.

About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf

562 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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 Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones is book 2 of Namina Forna's Gilded Ones series: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Imani Jade Powers, released May 31, 2022, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.5 hrs
Narrated by
Imani Jade Powers
Released
May 31, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
The Gilded Ones #2
ISBN
9780593505892

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones as an audiobook?

The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones?

The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones is narrated by Imani Jade Powers.

Is The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.