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Blightfall by Janci Patterson, Brandon Sanderson

Blightfall: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Riftwake series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Blightfall audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Suzy Jackson and Eddie Lopez (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Blightfall at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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

What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf

360 Tough Topics 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

Blightfall is book 1 of Janci Patterson's Riftwake series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Suzy Jackson and Eddie Lopez, released September 1, 2026, on the Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) and Tough Topics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Suzy Jackson, Eddie Lopez
Released
September 1, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Teen & YA), Tough Topics
Series
Riftwake #1
ISBN
9780593745878

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Blightfall audiobook?

Blightfall runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is the Blightfall audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Blightfall?

Blightfall is narrated by Suzy Jackson and Eddie Lopez.

Is Blightfall worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.