The Dragon and the Pearl: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Tang Dynasty series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dragon and the Pearl runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Lam (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tang Dynasty
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.8 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 43.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butterfly Swords | 10.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Dragon and the Pearl | 11.3 hrs |
| 3 | My Fair Concubine | 10.8 hrs |
| 4 | The Sword Dancer | 10.3 hrs |
More narrated by Sarah Lam
Sarah Lam narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 81 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
2,199 Historical (Romance) 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 Dragon and the Pearl is book 2 of Jeannie Lin's Tang Dynasty series: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Lam, released January 11, 2013, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Lam
- Released
- January 11, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance)
- Series
- Tang Dynasty #2
- ISBN
- 9781470337353
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dragon and the Pearl as an audiobook?
The Dragon and the Pearl runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Dragon and the Pearl free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dragon and the Pearl?
The Dragon and the Pearl is narrated by Sarah Lam.
Is The Dragon and the Pearl worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.