Black Dragon Rising: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dragon Riders of Vorden series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Dragon Rising audiobook runs 11.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Ann Marie Gideon (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Dragon Riders of Vorden
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 33.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Dragon Rising | 11.2 hrs |
| 2 | Red Dragon Ascended | 10.8 hrs |
| 3 | White Dragon Reborn | 11.5 hrs |
More narrated by Ann Marie Gideon
Ann Marie Gideon narrates 140 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,191 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,244 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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
Black Dragon Rising is book 1 of Nita Round's Dragon Riders of Vorden series: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ann Marie Gideon, released August 24, 2026, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ann Marie Gideon
- Released
- August 24, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Dragon Riders of Vorden #1
- ISBN
- 9798318564246
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Black Dragon Rising audiobook?
Black Dragon Rising runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is the Black Dragon Rising audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Black Dragon Rising?
Black Dragon Rising is narrated by Ann Marie Gideon.
Is Black Dragon Rising worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.