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Alta by Mercedes Lackey

Alta: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Dragon Jousters series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Alta audiobook runs 14 hours unabridged, narrated by Ryan Burke (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14listening hrs
Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14 hours of listening.

Days to finish Alta 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 14 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 2,729 Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Dragon Jousters

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.9 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 47.4 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Joust12.9 hrs
2Alta14 hrs
3Sanctuary10.4 hrs
4Aerie10.1 hrs

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

Alta is book 2 of Mercedes Lackey's Dragon Jousters series: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by Ryan Burke, released March 29, 2019, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14 hrs
Narrated by
Ryan Burke
Released
March 29, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Dragon Jousters #2
ISBN
9781977342225

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Alta audiobook?

Alta runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.

Is the Alta audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Alta?

Alta is narrated by Ryan Burke.

Is Alta worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.