The Stone in the Skull: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Lotus Kingdoms series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Stone in the Skull runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rendah Heywood (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Lotus Kingdoms
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 46.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stone in the Skull | 13 hrs |
| 2 | The Red-Stained Wings | 14.7 hrs |
| 3 | The Origin of Storms | 19.1 hrs |
More narrated by Rendah Heywood
Rendah Heywood narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 141 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
864 Epic 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 Stone in the Skull is book 1 of Elizabeth Bear's Lotus Kingdoms series: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Rendah Heywood, released October 10, 2017, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rendah Heywood
- Released
- October 10, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Lotus Kingdoms #1
- ISBN
- 9781501919367
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Stone in the Skull as an audiobook?
The Stone in the Skull runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Stone in the Skull free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Stone in the Skull?
The Stone in the Skull is narrated by Rendah Heywood.
Is The Stone in the Skull worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.