The Dragon and the Emerald King: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Tales from the Gemstone Kingdoms series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dragon and the Emerald King runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Val Carradine (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tales from the Gemstone Kingdoms
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 43.8 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 53.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Prince and the Ice King | 14.4 hrs |
| 2 | Stitches | 10.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Bard and the Fairy Prince | 9.6 hrs |
| 4 | Void Dancer | 9.3 hrs |
| 5 | The Dragon and the Emerald King | 9.5 hrs |
More narrated by Val Carradine
Val Carradine narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 59 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
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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 Dragon and the Emerald King is book 5 of Amanda Meuwissen's Tales from the Gemstone Kingdoms series: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Val Carradine, released November 2, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Val Carradine
- Released
- November 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), LGBTQ+ (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Tales from the Gemstone Kingdoms #5
- ISBN
- 9798318544866
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dragon and the Emerald King as an audiobook?
The Dragon and the Emerald King runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is The Dragon and the Emerald King free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dragon and the Emerald King?
The Dragon and the Emerald King is narrated by Val Carradine.