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Would Be King by Kim Karr

Would Be King: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Royals series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Would Be King audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Hamish Long and Zara Hampton-Brown (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.7listening hrs
Modernstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Would Be King at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.7 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Hamish Long

Hamish Long narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 32 hours in all.

About as long, on the Modern shelf

3,385 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

Would Be King is book 2 of Kim Karr's Royals series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Hamish Long and Zara Hampton-Brown, released April 15, 2019, on the Modern and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.7 hrs
Narrated by
Hamish Long, Zara Hampton-Brown
Released
April 15, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Modern, Contemporary Women
Series
Royals #2
ISBN
9781666572575

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Would Be King audiobook?

Would Be King runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is the Would Be King audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Would Be King?

Would Be King is narrated by Hamish Long and Zara Hampton-Brown.