The Empire of Ashes: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Draconis Memoria series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Empire of Ashes runs 23.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steve West (about 15.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 23.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 48 days |
| 1 hour / day | 24 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 23.8 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Draconis Memoria
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 48.5 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 72.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Waking Fire: The Draconis Memoria | 22.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Legion of Flame | 25.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Empire of Ashes | 23.8 hrs |
More narrated by Steve West
Steve West narrates 248 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,042 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
275 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 Empire of Ashes is book 3 of Anthony Ryan's Draconis Memoria series: a 23.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Steve West, released July 3, 2018, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 23.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Steve West
- Released
- July 3, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Draconis Memoria #3
- ISBN
- 9780735206724
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Empire of Ashes as an audiobook?
The Empire of Ashes runs 23.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.8 hours.
Is The Empire of Ashes free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Empire of Ashes?
The Empire of Ashes is narrated by Steve West.
Is The Empire of Ashes worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.8 hours, saving 7.9 hours.