The Cursed Heir: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Alardyce series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cursed Heir runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Barron (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Alardyce Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.4 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 30.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Missing Girls of Alardyce House - An unforgettable, page-turning historical mystery from Heather Atkinson for 2026 | 10.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Cursed Heir | 10.6 hrs |
| 3 | His Fatal Legacy | 9.4 hrs |
More narrated by Sarah Barron
Sarah Barron narrates 68 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 647 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,578 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 Cursed Heir is book 2 of Heather Atkinson's Alardyce series: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Barron, released December 5, 2022, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Barron
- Released
- December 5, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- The Alardyce Series #2
- ISBN
- 9781804157916
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cursed Heir as an audiobook?
The Cursed Heir runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Cursed Heir free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cursed Heir?
The Cursed Heir is narrated by Sarah Barron.
Is The Cursed Heir worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.