The Ruthless: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Deathless series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ruthless runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Emma Newman (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Deathless Trilogy
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 14.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 30 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Deathless | 14.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Ruthless | 13.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Boundless | 1.9 hrs |
More narrated by Emma Newman
Emma Newman narrates 30 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 288 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,193 Fantasy 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 Ruthless is book 2 of Peter Newman's Deathless series: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Emma Newman, released June 13, 2019, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Emma Newman
- Released
- June 13, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Deathless Trilogy #2
- ISBN
- 9780008229078
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ruthless as an audiobook?
The Ruthless runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Ruthless free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ruthless?
The Ruthless is narrated by Emma Newman.
Is The Ruthless worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.