A Darkness So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Kingdom Below series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Darkness So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1 runs 13.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nina Yndis and Will Thorne (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 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 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Kingdom Below
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 27.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Darkness So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1 | 13.2 hrs |
| 2 | A Light So Blinding: The Kingdom Below, Book 2 | 13.9 hrs |
More narrated by Nina Yndis
Nina Yndis narrates 43 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 546 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
1,118 Romantasy (Romance) 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 So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1 is book 1 of Emma Hamm's Kingdom Below series: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Nina Yndis and Will Thorne, released May 6, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nina Yndis, Will Thorne
- Released
- May 6, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Kingdom Below #1
- ISBN
- 9798347009329
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Darkness So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1 as an audiobook?
A Darkness So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1 runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is A Darkness So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Darkness So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1?
A Darkness So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1 is narrated by Nina Yndis and Will Thorne.
Is A Darkness So Sweet: The Kingdom Below, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.