A Darkness upon the Ice: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Ice Prophet series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Darkness upon the Ice runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elijah Alexander (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 9.1 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Ice Prophet Series
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 21.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 30.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Prophet | 10.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Flame upon the Ice | 10.5 hrs |
| 3 | A Darkness upon the Ice | 9.1 hrs |
More narrated by Elijah Alexander
Elijah Alexander narrates 43 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 472 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,039 Science Fiction 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 upon the Ice is book 3 of William R. Forstchen's Ice Prophet series: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Elijah Alexander, released September 19, 2012, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elijah Alexander
- Released
- September 19, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- The Ice Prophet Series #3
- ISBN
- 9781481591782
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Darkness upon the Ice as an audiobook?
A Darkness upon the Ice runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is A Darkness upon the Ice free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Darkness upon the Ice?
A Darkness upon the Ice is narrated by Elijah Alexander.