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The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell

The Poisoned King: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Impossible Creatures series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Poisoned King runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sam West (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.1listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Poisoned King at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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 70% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Impossible Creatures

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 24.1 hours in all.

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 is book 2 of Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures series: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Sam West, released September 11, 2025, on the Action & Adventure (Kids) and Mystery & Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.1 hrs
Narrated by
Sam West
Released
September 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Kids), Mystery & Fantasy, Animals & Nature (Kids)
Series
Impossible Creatures #2
ISBN
9780593830109

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Poisoned King as an audiobook?

The Poisoned King runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.

Is The Poisoned King free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Poisoned King?

The Poisoned King is narrated by Sam West.