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The High King of Montival by S.M. Stirling

The High King of Montival: Audiobook

Book 7 of the Emberverse series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The High King of Montival runs 16.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Todd McLaren (about 10.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.3listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The High King of Montival at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 16.3 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Emberverse

This is book 7. Books 1 to 6 run 127.5 hours before it; books 1 to 14 run 268.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Dies the Fire22 hrs
2The Protector's War22.5 hrs
3A Meeting at Corvallis23.5 hrs
4The Sunrise Lands19 hrs
5The Scourge of God19 hrs
6The Sword of the Lady21.5 hrs
7The High King of Montival16.3 hrs
8The Tears of the Sun23 hrs
9Lord of Mountains12.9 hrs
10The Given Sacrifice14.9 hrs
11The Golden Princess18.4 hrs
12The Desert and the Blade26.2 hrs

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 High King of Montival is book 7 of S.M. Stirling's Emberverse series: a 16.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Todd McLaren, released September 7, 2010, on the Drama and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.3 hrs
Narrated by
Todd McLaren
Released
September 7, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Emberverse #7
ISBN
9781400176847

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The High King of Montival as an audiobook?

The High King of Montival runs 16.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.8 hours.

Is The High King of Montival free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The High King of Montival?

The High King of Montival is narrated by Todd McLaren.

Is The High King of Montival worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.8 hours, saving 5.4 hours.