Drosselmeyer: Curse of the Rat King: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Nutcracker series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Drosselmeyer: Curse of the Rat King audiobook runs 9.6 hours unabridged, narrated by David Sheley (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.6 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Nutcracker Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 28.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drosselmeyer: Curse of the Rat King | 9.6 hrs |
| 2 | Drosselmeyer: The Watcher's Realm | 8.7 hrs |
| 3 | Drosselmeyer: Dance of the Nutcracker | 10.1 hrs |
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,196 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
Drosselmeyer: Curse of the Rat King is book 1 of Paul Thompson's Nutcracker series: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by David Sheley, released January 3, 2022, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Sheley
- Released
- January 3, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- The Nutcracker Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781737249825
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Drosselmeyer: Curse of the Rat King audiobook?
Drosselmeyer: Curse of the Rat King runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is the Drosselmeyer: Curse of the Rat King audiobook free?
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Who narrates Drosselmeyer: Curse of the Rat King?
Drosselmeyer: Curse of the Rat King is narrated by David Sheley.