The Unexpected: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Kings of Ruin series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Unexpected runs 9.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gabriel Mcknight and Mackenzie Harte (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 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 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Kings of Ruin
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 17.2 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 41.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Auction | 9.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Consequence | 8 hrs |
| 3 | The Unexpected | 9.4 hrs |
| 4 | The Temptation | 7.9 hrs |
| 5 | The Enemy | 7.1 hrs |
More narrated by Gabriel Mcknight
Gabriel Mcknight narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 157 hours in all.
About as long, on the Modern shelf
3,473 Modern 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 Unexpected is book 3 of L. Knight's Kings of Ruin series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Gabriel Mcknight and Mackenzie Harte, released May 14, 2024, on the Modern and Billionaire shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gabriel Mcknight, Mackenzie Harte
- Released
- May 14, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Modern, Billionaire
- Series
- Kings of Ruin #3
- ISBN
- 9798855523102
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Unexpected as an audiobook?
The Unexpected runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is The Unexpected free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Unexpected?
The Unexpected is narrated by Gabriel Mcknight and Mackenzie Harte.