The Return: Audiobook
Book 2 of the After series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Return runs 9.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Esther Wane (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on After Trilogy
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 28.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Retreat | 11.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Return | 9.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Reprisal | 7.6 hrs |
More narrated by Esther Wane
Esther Wane narrates 363 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,444 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,234 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 Return is book 2 of Kelly St. Clare's After series: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Esther Wane, released November 20, 2018, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Esther Wane
- Released
- November 20, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- After Trilogy #2
- ISBN
- 9781541443969
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Return as an audiobook?
The Return runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is The Return free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Return?
The Return is narrated by Esther Wane.