The Iron Bear: Audiobook
Book 6 of the Valerie Stonehold series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Iron Bear runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Patricia Santomasso (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Valerie Stonehold
This is book 6. Books 1 to 5 run 46.8 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 56.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security for Hire | 8.4 hrs |
| 2 | Shieldmaiden of the Modern Realm | 10.1 hrs |
| 3 | Arbiter of Shadows | 8.7 hrs |
| 4 | Jewel of the Night's Mantle | 9.7 hrs |
| 5 | Echoes of the Anvil | 9.8 hrs |
| 6 | The Iron Bear | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Patricia Santomasso
Patricia Santomasso narrates 139 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,291 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
- Dead Med
- A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
- Supernatural Crimes Unit: NYPD: The Thin Blue Ley-Line
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,949 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 Iron Bear is book 6 of Renée Jaggér's Valerie Stonehold series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Patricia Santomasso, released July 22, 2025, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Patricia Santomasso
- Released
- July 22, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Valerie Stonehold #6
- ISBN
- 9798855572544
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Iron Bear as an audiobook?
The Iron Bear runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Iron Bear free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Iron Bear?
The Iron Bear is narrated by Patricia Santomasso.
Is The Iron Bear worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.