When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors audiobook runs 14.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Lowena Waries (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 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 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
759 World 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
When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors is an audiobook by Paula Akpan: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Lowena Waries, released August 12, 2025, on the World and Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lowena Waries
- Released
- August 12, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Women
- ISBN
- 9798318524226
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors audiobook?
When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.
Is the When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors?
When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors is narrated by Lowena Waries.
Is When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.8 hours.