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The Dragon Reborn audiobook length

The unabridged The Dragon Reborn audiobook by Robert Jordan is 24 hours 48 minutes long, read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. It is book 3 of 14 in The Wheel of Time.

Length at 1x

24h 48m

24:48:19, unabridged

At 1.5x

16h 32m

saves 8h 16m

At 2x

12h 24m

half the time

SpeedListening timeTime savedDays at 1 hour a day
1x24h 48m-25
1.25x19h 50m4h 57m20
1.5x16h 32m8h 16m17
1.75x14h 10m10h 37m15
2x12h 24m12h 24m13
2.5x9h 55m14h 52m10
3x8h 16m16h 32m9

When will I finish?

At 1.5x and 45 minutes a day you finish in 23 days.

Length from the Apple Books listing for this edition, checked 3 October 2026. Other stores sell the same recording at the same length.

How many days to listen to The Dragon Reborn

Days needed to finish the 24 hours 48 minutes recording, by how long you listen each day.

Each day1x1.25x1.5x2x
15 minutes100 days80 days67 days50 days
30 minutes50 days40 days34 days25 days
1 hour25 days20 days17 days13 days
1.5 hours17 days14 days12 days9 days
2 hours13 days10 days9 days7 days

How long does it take to read The Dragon Reborn?

Reading the book yourself takes about 15 hours 22 minutes at an average adult reading speed of 250 words a minute. The Dragon Reborn is roughly 231,000 words, estimated from the audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, and print editions run about 670 pages (the middle value across 40 editions listed on Open Library).

Reading speedTime to readAt 1 hour a day
Relaxed (200 words a minute)19h 13m20 days
Average adult (250 words a minute)15h 22m16 days
Fast (300 words a minute)12h 48m13 days
Very fast (400 words a minute)9h 36m10 days

Your speed: words a minute = 15h 22m. Reading is 38% faster than listening at 1x, and about the same as listening at 1.6x.

For any other book, page count or text, use the reading time calculator.

The Wheel of Time audiobook lengths

#BookLengthAt 1.5x
1The Eye of the World29h 58m19h 58m
2The Great Hunt26h 34m17h 42m
3The Dragon Reborn24h 48m16h 32m
4The Shadow Rising41h 13m27h 29m
5The Fires of Heaven36h 26m24h 17m
6Lord of Chaos41h 32m27h 41m
7A Crown of Swords30h 24m20h 16m
8The Path of Daggers23h 25m15h 37m
9Winter’s Heart24h 12m16h 08m
10Crossroads of Twilight26h 04m17h 23m
11Knife of Dreams32h 19m21h 32m
12The Gathering Storm32h 59m21h 59m
13Towers of Midnight38h 21m25h 34m
14A Memory of Light41h 47m27h 51m

The whole series takes 450 hours 9 minutes. See The Wheel of Time audiobook length page for totals at every speed.

Listening faster

Most listeners are comfortable between 1.25x and 1.5x, which turns 24h 48m into 19h 50m to 16h 32m. If Michael Kramer and Kate Reading’s pace feels slow, raise the speed by 0.1x every few days. For any other book, type its length into the audiobook speed calculator.

Questions

How long is The Dragon Reborn audiobook?

The unabridged The Dragon Reborn audiobook read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is 24 hours 48 minutes long (24:48:19).

How long is The Dragon Reborn at 1.5x speed?

16 hours 32 minutes at 1.5x, 19 hours 50 minutes at 1.25x and 12 hours 24 minutes at 2x.

Who narrates The Dragon Reborn audiobook?

Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, for Macmillan Audio.

How long does it take to read The Dragon Reborn?

About 15 hours 22 minutes at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, for roughly 231,000 words (print editions run about 670 pages). A fast reader at 300 words a minute needs about 12 hours 48 minutes.

How many days does it take to listen to The Dragon Reborn?

At an hour a day it takes 25 days at normal speed, or 17 days at 1.5x. At 30 minutes a day it takes 50 days, or 34 days at 1.5x.

How long is the whole Wheel of Time series on audiobook?

All 14 books add up to 450 hours 9 minutes. See the full list on The Wheel of Time audiobook length page.

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