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The Bastard by Julie Kriss

The Bastard: Audiobook

Book 3 of the King Family series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bastard runs 5.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Heather Firth and Iggy Toma (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.7listening hrs
Modernstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Bastard at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 5.7 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The King Family

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 13 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 25.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Tycoon7 hrs
2The Bodyguard6.1 hrs
3The Bastard5.7 hrs
4The Cowboy6.4 hrs

About as long, on the Modern shelf

1,912 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

The Bastard is book 3 of Julie Kriss's King Family series: a 5.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Heather Firth and Iggy Toma, released November 19, 2019, on the Modern and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.7 hrs
Narrated by
Heather Firth, Iggy Toma
Released
November 19, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Modern, Contemporary Women
Series
The King Family #3
ISBN
9781666560893

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Bastard as an audiobook?

The Bastard runs 5.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.

Is The Bastard free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Bastard?

The Bastard is narrated by Heather Firth and Iggy Toma.