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Black Heart by Justin Somper

Black Heart: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Vampirates series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Heart audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Daniel Philpott (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish Black Heart at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Daniel Philpott

Daniel Philpott narrates 55 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 579 hours in all.

All Daniel Philpott audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Fantasy shelf

1,757 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

Black Heart is book 4 of Justin Somper's Vampirates series: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Daniel Philpott, released March 31, 2020, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Daniel Philpott
Released
March 31, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy
Series
Vampirates #4
ISBN
9781436133418

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Black Heart audiobook?

Black Heart runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Black Heart audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Black Heart?

Black Heart is narrated by Daniel Philpott.

Is Black Heart worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.