Bright Dead Things: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Bitter Legacies series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bright Dead Things audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Gary Furlong (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Bitter Legacies
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 23.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bright Dead Things | 11.3 hrs |
| 2 | Twisted Iron Marks | 12.3 hrs |
More narrated by Gary Furlong
Gary Furlong narrates 302 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,816 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
1,337 Romantasy (Romance) 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
Bright Dead Things is book 1 of Hailey Turner's Bitter Legacies series: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Gary Furlong, released June 2, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gary Furlong
- Released
- June 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), LGBTQ+ (Romance), LGBTQ+ (Fiction)
- Series
- Bitter Legacies #1
- ISBN
- 9798347204373
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bright Dead Things audiobook?
Bright Dead Things runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is the Bright Dead Things audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Bright Dead Things?
Bright Dead Things is narrated by Gary Furlong.
Is Bright Dead Things worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.