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The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau

The Chalice: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Joanna Stafford series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Chalice runs 14.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicola Barber (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.8listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Chalice at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.8 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Joanna Stafford Series

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 14.8 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 29.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Crown14.8 hrs
2The Chalice14.8 hrs

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

1,599 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 Chalice is book 2 of Nancy Bilyeau's Joanna Stafford series: a 14.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicola Barber, released April 1, 2013, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.8 hrs
Narrated by
Nicola Barber
Released
April 1, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
Series
The Joanna Stafford Series #2
ISBN
9781624609725

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Chalice as an audiobook?

The Chalice runs 14.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.

Is The Chalice free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Chalice?

The Chalice is narrated by Nicola Barber.

Is The Chalice worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 4.9 hours.