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The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Gilded Ones series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gilded Ones runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shayna Small (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.8listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Gilded Ones at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Gilded Ones

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 41.7 hours in all.

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

993 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 is book 1 of Namina Forna's Gilded Ones series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Shayna Small, released February 9, 2021, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.8 hrs
Narrated by
Shayna Small
Released
February 9, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
The Gilded Ones #1
ISBN
9780593207826

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Gilded Ones as an audiobook?

The Gilded Ones runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is The Gilded Ones free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Gilded Ones?

The Gilded Ones is narrated by Shayna Small.

Is The Gilded Ones worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.