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The King's Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

The King's Messenger: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The King's Messenger runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Angus King and Beth Eyre (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish The King's Messenger at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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

What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,142 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 King's Messenger is an audiobook by Susanna Kearsley: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Angus King and Beth Eyre, released March 4, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Angus King, Beth Eyre
Released
March 4, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9781705049983

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The King's Messenger as an audiobook?

The King's Messenger runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is The King's Messenger free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The King's Messenger?

The King's Messenger is narrated by Angus King and Beth Eyre.

Is The King's Messenger worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.