The Skull of the World: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Witches of Eileanan series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Skull of the World runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elle Newlands (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Witches of Eileanan Series
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 66.9 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 88.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Witches of Eileanan | 17.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Pool of Two Moons | 18.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Cursed Towers | 19.7 hrs |
| 4 | The Forbidden Land | 11.2 hrs |
| 5 | The Skull of the World | 10.5 hrs |
| 6 | The Fathomless Caves | 11.5 hrs |
More narrated by Elle Newlands
Elle Newlands narrates 35 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 382 hours in all.
About as long, on the Paranormal shelf
1,565 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 Skull of the World is book 5 of Kate Forsyth's Witches of Eileanan series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Elle Newlands, released February 25, 2020, on the Paranormal and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elle Newlands
- Released
- February 25, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Paranormal, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Witches of Eileanan Series #5
- ISBN
- 9781094069708
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Skull of the World as an audiobook?
The Skull of the World runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is The Skull of the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Skull of the World?
The Skull of the World is narrated by Elle Newlands.
Is The Skull of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.