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Black Skies by Arnaldur Indriđason

Black Skies: Audiobook

Book 8 of the Inspector Erlendur series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Skies audiobook runs 8.9 hours unabridged, narrated by George Guidall (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.9listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Black Skies at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Inspector Erlendur

This is book 8. Books 1 to 7 run 60.8 hours before it; books 1 to 11 run 94.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Jar City7.6 hrs
2Silence of the Grave8.4 hrs
3Voices9.1 hrs
4The Draining Lake9.9 hrs
5Arctic Chill9.4 hrs
6Hypothermia8.4 hrs
7Outrage8 hrs
8Black Skies8.9 hrs
9Strange Shores8.6 hrs
10Reykjavík Nights7.2 hrs
11Into Oblivion8.7 hrs

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 Skies is book 8 of Arnaldur Indriđason's Inspector Erlendur series: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released September 17, 2013, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.9 hrs
Narrated by
George Guidall
Released
September 17, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Inspector Erlendur #8
ISBN
9781470379544

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Black Skies audiobook?

Black Skies runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is the Black Skies audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Black Skies?

Black Skies is narrated by George Guidall.