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Her Cruel Empire: The Devil's Plaything, Book 1 by Persephone Black

Her Cruel Empire: The Devil's Plaything, Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Devil's Plaything series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Her Cruel Empire: The Devil's Plaything, Book 1 audiobook runs 7.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Allie Shae and Quinn Riley (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.9listening hrs
LGBTQ+ (Romance)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.9 hours of listening.

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Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.9 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 4,552 LGBTQ+ (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelf

947 LGBTQ+ (Romance) 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

Her Cruel Empire: The Devil's Plaything, Book 1 is book 1 of Persephone Black's Devil's Plaything series: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Allie Shae and Quinn Riley, released March 24, 2026, on the LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.9 hrs
Narrated by
Allie Shae, Quinn Riley
Released
March 24, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
LGBTQ+ (Romance)
Series
The Devil's Plaything #1
ISBN
9798347035656

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Her Cruel Empire: The Devil's Plaything, Book 1 audiobook?

Her Cruel Empire: The Devil's Plaything, Book 1 runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is the Her Cruel Empire: The Devil's Plaything, Book 1 audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Her Cruel Empire: The Devil's Plaything, Book 1?

Her Cruel Empire: The Devil's Plaything, Book 1 is narrated by Allie Shae and Quinn Riley.