Splendid: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Splendid series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Splendid audiobook runs 13.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Lucy Rayner (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Splendid Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 39.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Splendid | 13.4 hrs |
| 2 | Dancing at Midnight | 12.3 hrs |
| 3 | Minx | 13.4 hrs |
More narrated by Lucy Rayner
Lucy Rayner narrates 166 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,640 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
989 Historical (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
Splendid is book 1 of Julia Quinn's Splendid series: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Lucy Rayner, released December 13, 2016, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lucy Rayner
- Released
- December 13, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance)
- Series
- The Splendid Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9780062655523
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Splendid audiobook?
Splendid runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is the Splendid audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Splendid?
Splendid is narrated by Lucy Rayner.
Is Splendid worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.