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The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey

The Naming of the Beasts: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Felix Castor series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Naming of the Beasts runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Kramer (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Naming of the Beasts 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

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

What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Felix Castor

This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 59.8 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 72.8 hours in all.

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 Naming of the Beasts is book 5 of Mike Carey's Felix Castor series: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Kramer, released December 18, 2018, on the Fantasy and Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.1 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Kramer
Released
December 18, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Paranormal
Series
Felix Castor #5
ISBN
9781549118289

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Naming of the Beasts as an audiobook?

The Naming of the Beasts runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is The Naming of the Beasts free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Naming of the Beasts?

The Naming of the Beasts is narrated by Michael Kramer.

Is The Naming of the Beasts worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.