Dark Descent: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Ancient Origins series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dark Descent audiobook runs 22.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Gildart Jackson (about 15.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 46 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 22.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Ancient Origins
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.5 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 111.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revelations | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | Dark Descent | 22.6 hrs |
| 3 | Let There Be Light | 19.2 hrs |
| 4 | Genesis | 16.4 hrs |
| 5 | The Tenth Protocol | 18.1 hrs |
| 6 | The Lost Prophet | 21.6 hrs |
More narrated by Gildart Jackson
Gildart Jackson narrates 312 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,867 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
310 Science Fiction 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
Dark Descent is book 2 of Robert Storey's Ancient Origins series: a 22.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Gildart Jackson, released January 19, 2021, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gildart Jackson
- Released
- January 19, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Ancient Origins #2
- ISBN
- 9781705263600
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dark Descent audiobook?
Dark Descent runs 22.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.1 hours.
Is the Dark Descent audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Dark Descent?
Dark Descent is narrated by Gildart Jackson.
Is Dark Descent worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.1 hours, saving 7.5 hours.