The Dragons of Babel: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Iron Dragon's Daughter series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dragons of Babel runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dan Butler (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Dan Butler
Dan Butler narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 139 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
858 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 Dragons of Babel is book 2 of Michael Swanwick's Iron Dragon's Daughter series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Dan Butler, released December 3, 2010, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dan Butler
- Released
- December 3, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Iron Dragon's Daughter #2
- ISBN
- 9781449838157
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dragons of Babel as an audiobook?
The Dragons of Babel runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The Dragons of Babel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dragons of Babel?
The Dragons of Babel is narrated by Dan Butler.
Is The Dragons of Babel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.