The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Dragon Knight series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll runs 15.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Eric Burgher (about 10 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.1 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Dragon Knight
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 49.3 hours before it; books 1 to 9 run 119.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dragon and the George | 8.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Dragon Knight | 16.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Dragon and the Border | 12.4 hrs |
| 4 | The Dragon at War | 12 hrs |
| 5 | The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll | 15.1 hrs |
| 6 | The Dragon and the Djinn | 10.8 hrs |
| 7 | The Dragon and the Gnarly King | 13.6 hrs |
| 8 | The Dragon in Lyonesse | 15.8 hrs |
| 9 | The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent | 15.1 hrs |
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About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
760 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 Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll is book 5 of Gordon R. Dickson's Dragon Knight series: a 15.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Eric Burgher, released February 9, 2026, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Eric Burgher
- Released
- February 9, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Dragon Knight #5
- ISBN
- 9798331981983
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll as an audiobook?
The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll runs 15.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10 hours.
Is The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll?
The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll is narrated by Eric Burgher.
Is The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10 hours, saving 5 hours.