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The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

The King Must Die: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The King Must Die runs 16.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Soneela Nankani (about 10.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.2listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The King Must Die at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 16.2 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

884 Science Fiction 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 King Must Die is an audiobook by Kemi Ashing-Giwa: a 16.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Soneela Nankani, released November 4, 2025, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.2 hrs
Narrated by
Soneela Nankani
Released
November 4, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN
9781668154366

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The King Must Die as an audiobook?

The King Must Die runs 16.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.8 hours.

Is The King Must Die free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The King Must Die?

The King Must Die is narrated by Soneela Nankani.

Is The King Must Die worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.8 hours, saving 5.4 hours.