The Cradle of Ice: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Moonfall series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cradle of Ice runs 26.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicola Barber (about 17.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 53 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 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 26.4 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Moonfall
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 22.1 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 71.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Starless Crown | 22.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Cradle of Ice | 26.4 hrs |
| 3 | A Dragon of Black Glass | 23.2 hrs |
More narrated by Nicola Barber
Nicola Barber narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,332 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
215 Epic 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
The Cradle of Ice is book 2 of James Rollins's Moonfall series: a 26.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicola Barber, released February 7, 2023, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicola Barber
- Released
- February 7, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Moonfall #2
- ISBN
- 9781250879226
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cradle of Ice as an audiobook?
The Cradle of Ice runs 26.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.6 hours.
Is The Cradle of Ice free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cradle of Ice?
The Cradle of Ice is narrated by Nicola Barber.
Is The Cradle of Ice worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.6 hours, saving 8.8 hours.