The Rose and the Thorn: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Riyria Chronicles series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rose and the Thorn runs 12.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Riyria Chronicles
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.9 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 25.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Crown Tower | 12.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Rose and the Thorn | 12.3 hrs |
More narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
Tim Gerard Reynolds narrates 119 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,642 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
943 Action & Adventure (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 Rose and the Thorn is book 2 of Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Chronicles series: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Gerard Reynolds, released September 17, 2013, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Released
- September 17, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Riyria Chronicles #2
- ISBN
- 9781470360894
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rose and the Thorn as an audiobook?
The Rose and the Thorn runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is The Rose and the Thorn free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rose and the Thorn?
The Rose and the Thorn is narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds.
Is The Rose and the Thorn worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.