Blood of the Emperor: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Annals of Drakis series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Blood of the Emperor audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Phil Gigante (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Annals of Drakis
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 27.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 38.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Song of the Dragon | 15.4 hrs |
| 2 | Citadels of the Lost | 12.4 hrs |
| 3 | Blood of the Emperor | 10.5 hrs |
More narrated by Phil Gigante
Phil Gigante narrates 188 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,860 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,131 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- The Troop
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Deceived
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
Blood of the Emperor is book 3 of Tracy Hickman's Annals of Drakis series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil Gigante, released July 31, 2012, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Phil Gigante
- Released
- July 31, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Annals of Drakis #3
- ISBN
- 9781441870674
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Blood of the Emperor audiobook?
Blood of the Emperor runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Blood of the Emperor audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Blood of the Emperor?
Blood of the Emperor is narrated by Phil Gigante.
Is Blood of the Emperor worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.