The King’s Gambit: Audiobook
Book 1 of the SPQR series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The King’s Gambit runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.1 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The SPQR Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 14.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King’s Gambit | 7.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Catiline Conspiracy | 7.2 hrs |
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf
7,451 Mystery, Thriller & Horror 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 Gambit is book 1 of John Maddox Roberts's SPQR series: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released February 21, 2017, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- February 21, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- The SPQR Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781441766182
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The King’s Gambit as an audiobook?
The King’s Gambit runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is The King’s Gambit free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The King’s Gambit?
The King’s Gambit is narrated by John Lee.