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Speaking Bones by Ken Liu

Speaking Bones: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Dandelion Dynasty series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Speaking Bones audiobook runs 41.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Kramer (about 27.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

41.1listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 41.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Speaking Bones at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day83 days
1 hour / day42 days
2 hours / day21 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×28 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 41.1 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Dandelion Dynasty

This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 89.2 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 130.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Grace of Kings21.6 hrs
2The Wall of Storms29 hrs
3The Veiled Throne38.6 hrs
4Speaking Bones41.1 hrs

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Kevin Shen runs 0.2 hours shorter (40.9 hours).

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

Speaking Bones is book 4 of Ken Liu's Dandelion Dynasty series: a 41.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Kramer, released June 21, 2022, on the Drama and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
41.1 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Kramer
Released
June 21, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
The Dandelion Dynasty #4
ISBN
9781797140186

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Speaking Bones audiobook?

Speaking Bones runs 41.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 27.4 hours.

Is the Speaking Bones audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Speaking Bones?

Speaking Bones is narrated by Michael Kramer.

Is Speaking Bones worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 27.4 hours, saving 13.7 hours.