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Blackdog by K.V. Johansen

Blackdog: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Gods of Caravan Road series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Blackdog audiobook runs 18.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Heather Costa (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.5listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Blackdog at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Gods of Caravan Road

This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 80 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Blackdog18.5 hrs
2The Leopard12.8 hrs
3The Lady12.8 hrs
4Gods of Nabban18.9 hrs
5The Last Road17 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

Blackdog is book 1 of K.V. Johansen's Gods of Caravan Road series: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Heather Costa, released October 12, 2021, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.5 hrs
Narrated by
Heather Costa
Released
October 12, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Series
Gods of Caravan Road #1
ISBN
9781666145304

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Blackdog audiobook?

Blackdog runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.

Is the Blackdog audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Blackdog?

Blackdog is narrated by Heather Costa.

Is Blackdog worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours.