Of the Curse or the Crown: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Veridian Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Of the Curse or the Crown audiobook runs 17.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Tristan Warden and Sarah Welborn (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Veridian Empire
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 22.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 58.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Wake of the Wicked | 22.7 hrs |
| 2 | Of the Curse or the Crown | 17.8 hrs |
| 3 | From the Silence of the Shadows | 17.8 hrs |
More narrated by Tristan Warden
Tristan Warden narrates 38 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 357 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
660 Fantasy 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
Of the Curse or the Crown is book 2 of V.B. Lacey's Veridian Empire series: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Tristan Warden and Sarah Welborn, released March 16, 2026, on the Fantasy and Romantasy (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tristan Warden, Sarah Welborn
- Released
- March 16, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Veridian Empire #2
- ISBN
- 9798331989927
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Of the Curse or the Crown audiobook?
Of the Curse or the Crown runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.
Is the Of the Curse or the Crown audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Of the Curse or the Crown?
Of the Curse or the Crown is narrated by Tristan Warden and Sarah Welborn.
Is Of the Curse or the Crown worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.