fantasy audiobook · The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is about 45 hours and 29 minutes long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 30 hr 19 min, and at 2× to about 22 hr 45 min.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 56 hr 51 min |
| 1× | 45 hr 29 min |
| 1.25× | 36 hr 23 min |
| 1.5× | 30 hr 19 min |
| 1.75× | 25 hr 59 min |
| 2× | 22 hr 45 min |
| 2.5× | 18 hr 12 min |
| 3× | 15 hr 10 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 46 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 31 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 41 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 182 | 91 | 61 | 46 | 31 | 23 |
| 1.25× | 146 | 73 | 49 | 37 | 25 | 19 |
| 1.5× | 122 | 61 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 16 |
| 2× | 91 | 46 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 12 |
How long, really
At 45 hr 29 min, The Way of Kings is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening. That's longer than about 96% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, The Way of Kings comes to roughly 423,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through The Way of Kings and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The The Way of Kings audiobook by Brandon Sanderson runs about 45 hours and 29 minutes at normal (1x) speed, in the edition narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, The Way of Kings takes about 30 hours and 19 minutes. At 2x it takes about 22 hours and 45 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, The Way of Kings takes about 46 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 31 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 91 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, The Way of Kings is longer than about 96% of them. At 45 hr 29 min it is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening.
