Dark Ascension: The Blackguards Rise: The Blackguards of Aetheria (Book 1): Audiobook
Book 1 of the Blackguards of Aetheria series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dark Ascension: The Blackguards Rise: The Blackguards of Aetheria (Book 1) audiobook runs 14.4 hours unabridged, narrated by AI Voice (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 14.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by AI Voice
AI Voice narrates 657 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,873 hours in all.
About as long, on the Modern shelf
703 Modern audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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About this listen
Dark Ascension: The Blackguards Rise: The Blackguards of Aetheria (Book 1) is book 1 of Rhys Aries's Blackguards of Aetheria series: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by AI Voice, released June 19, 2026, on the Modern and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- AI Voice
- Released
- June 19, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Modern, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Blackguards of Aetheria #1
- ISBN
- 9798240179259
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dark Ascension: The Blackguards Rise: The Blackguards of Aetheria (Book 1) audiobook?
Dark Ascension: The Blackguards Rise: The Blackguards of Aetheria (Book 1) runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.
Is the Dark Ascension: The Blackguards Rise: The Blackguards of Aetheria (Book 1) audiobook free?
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Who narrates Dark Ascension: The Blackguards Rise: The Blackguards of Aetheria (Book 1)?
Dark Ascension: The Blackguards Rise: The Blackguards of Aetheria (Book 1) is narrated by AI Voice.
Is Dark Ascension: The Blackguards Rise: The Blackguards of Aetheria (Book 1) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.