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The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead

The Glittering Court: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Glittering Court series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Glittering Court runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kristen Sieh (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Glittering Court at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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

What our data says

  • At 13 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Glittering Court

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 46.1 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Glittering Court13 hrs
2Midnight Jewel15.7 hrs
3The Emerald Sea17.4 hrs

More narrated by Kristen Sieh

Kristen Sieh narrates 142 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,343 hours in all.

All Kristen Sieh audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf

312 Tough Topics 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 Glittering Court is book 1 of Richelle Mead's Glittering Court series: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Kristen Sieh, released April 5, 2016, on the Tough Topics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13 hrs
Narrated by
Kristen Sieh
Released
April 5, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics
Series
The Glittering Court #1
ISBN
9780451485939

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Glittering Court as an audiobook?

The Glittering Court runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is The Glittering Court free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Glittering Court?

The Glittering Court is narrated by Kristen Sieh.

Is The Glittering Court worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.