The Serpent and the Pearl: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A Novel of the Borgias series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Serpent and the Pearl runs 16.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ronan Vibert and Maria Elena Infantino and others (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.8 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 5,422 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Novel of the Borgias
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 34.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Serpent and the Pearl | 16.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Lion and the Rose | 18 hrs |
More narrated by Ronan Vibert
Ronan Vibert narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 65 hours in all.
- The Lion and the Rose
- Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History
- Bernard Kops: A BBC Radio Collection: 19 Full-Cast Productions including Ezra, Soho Nights & more
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
416 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Serpent and the Pearl is book 1 of Kate Quinn's A Novel of the Borgias series: a 16.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ronan Vibert, Maria Elena Infantino and Leila Birch, released August 6, 2013, on the Historical (Romance) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ronan Vibert, Maria Elena Infantino, Leila Birch
- Released
- August 6, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- A Novel of the Borgias #1
- ISBN
- 9781101623589
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Serpent and the Pearl as an audiobook?
The Serpent and the Pearl runs 16.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.
Is The Serpent and the Pearl free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Serpent and the Pearl?
The Serpent and the Pearl is narrated by Ronan Vibert, Maria Elena Infantino and Leila Birch.
Is The Serpent and the Pearl worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.