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The Half King by Melissa Landers

The Half King: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Half King series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Half King runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Piper Goodeve (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.5listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Half King at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Half King is book 1 of Melissa Landers's Half King series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Piper Goodeve, released November 19, 2024, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.5 hrs
Narrated by
Piper Goodeve
Released
November 19, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Half King #1
ISBN
9781705084601

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Half King as an audiobook?

The Half King runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.

Is The Half King free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Half King?

The Half King is narrated by Piper Goodeve.

Is The Half King worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.