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The Cardinal by Alison Weir

The Cardinal: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cardinal runs 17.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rosalyn Landor (about 11.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.3listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Cardinal at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.3 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

840 Historical (Fiction) 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 Cardinal is an audiobook by Alison Weir: a 17.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Rosalyn Landor, released May 27, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.3 hrs
Narrated by
Rosalyn Landor
Released
May 27, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Drama, Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9798895940488

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Cardinal as an audiobook?

The Cardinal runs 17.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.5 hours.

Is The Cardinal free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Cardinal?

The Cardinal is narrated by Rosalyn Landor.

Is The Cardinal worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.5 hours, saving 5.8 hours.