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A Darkness Descending by Christobel Kent

A Darkness Descending: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Darkness Descending runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Saul Reichlin (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.5listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Darkness Descending at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

1,288 Suspense 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

A Darkness Descending is an audiobook by Christobel Kent: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Saul Reichlin, released November 7, 2013, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.5 hrs
Narrated by
Saul Reichlin
Released
November 7, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
ISBN
9781471246388

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Darkness Descending as an audiobook?

A Darkness Descending runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.

Is A Darkness Descending free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Darkness Descending?

A Darkness Descending is narrated by Saul Reichlin.

Is A Darkness Descending worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.