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The Queen’s Rival by Diane Haeger

The Queen’s Rival: Audiobook

Book 3 of the In the Court of Henry VIII series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Queen’s Rival runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Polly Lee (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.8listening hrs
Historical (Romance)store shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Queen’s Rival at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on In the Court of Henry VIII

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 26.8 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 54.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Secret Bride13.1 hrs
2The Queen's Mistake13.7 hrs
3The Queen’s Rival13.8 hrs
4I, Jane13.6 hrs

About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf

845 Historical (Romance) 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 Queen’s Rival is book 3 of Diane Haeger's In the Court of Henry VIII series: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Polly Lee, released July 26, 2022, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.8 hrs
Narrated by
Polly Lee
Released
July 26, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance)
Series
In the Court of Henry VIII #3
ISBN
9798765004449

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Queen’s Rival as an audiobook?

The Queen’s Rival runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is The Queen’s Rival free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Queen’s Rival?

The Queen’s Rival is narrated by Polly Lee.

Is The Queen’s Rival worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.