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Dark Age: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Red Rising series · see all 5 in reading order

The Dark Age audiobook runs an estimated 23.7 hours (about 15.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

23.7est. listening hrs
4.5★11 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 23.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Dark Age at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day48 days
1 hour / day24 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

What our data says

  • At 23.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 98% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 126% longer than the average science fiction audiobook (10.5 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).

Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for science fiction listeners: a long-haul epic at 23.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

For a decade Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo. But as he leaves death and destruction in his wake, is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will another legend rise to take his place? Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile, has returned to the Core. Determined to bring peace back to mankind at the edge of his sword, he must overcome or unite the treacherous Gold families of the Core and face down Darrow over the skies of war-torn Mercury. But theirs are not the only fates hanging in the balance. On Luna, Mustang, Sovereign of the Republic, campaigns to unite the Republic behind her husband.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dark Age audiobook?

Dark Age runs about 23.7 hours, our estimate from its 800 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.8 hours.

Can I listen to Dark Age free?

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Is Dark Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.8 hours, saving 7.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Dark Age first published?

Dark Age by Pierce Brown was first published in 2015.