Black River: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Black River series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black River audiobook runs 13.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Geraldine Hakewill (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 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 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Black River
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 25.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black River | 13.3 hrs |
| 2 | White Mountain | 12.4 hrs |
More narrated by Geraldine Hakewill
Geraldine Hakewill narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 75 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
840 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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 River is book 1 of Ruby Jean Cottle's Black River series: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Geraldine Hakewill, released September 7, 2026, on the Romance (Teen & YA) and Mystery & Thriller shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Geraldine Hakewill
- Released
- September 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romance (Teen & YA), Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Black River #1
- ISBN
- 9798349166617
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Black River audiobook?
Black River runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is the Black River audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Black River?
Black River is narrated by Geraldine Hakewill.
Is Black River worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.