The Poisoned King: Return to the magic of the Archipelago: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Impossible Creatures series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Poisoned King: Return to the magic of the Archipelago runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Samuel West (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 runs longer than 71% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Samuel West
Samuel West narrates 83 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 897 hours in all.
- The Fall of Gondolin
- The Planets
- Unfinished Tales
- Eye of the Needle
- Beren and Lúthien
About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf
1,160 Mystery & Fantasy 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 Poisoned King: Return to the magic of the Archipelago is book 2 of Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures series: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Samuel West, released September 11, 2025, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Animals & Nature (Kids) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Samuel West
- Released
- September 11, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Fantasy, Animals & Nature (Kids)
- Series
- Impossible Creatures #2
- ISBN
- 9781526680556
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Poisoned King: Return to the magic of the Archipelago as an audiobook?
The Poisoned King: Return to the magic of the Archipelago runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is The Poisoned King: Return to the magic of the Archipelago free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Poisoned King: Return to the magic of the Archipelago?
The Poisoned King: Return to the magic of the Archipelago is narrated by Samuel West.