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Dark Desert Road by Tim Ayliffe

Dark Desert Road: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dark Desert Road audiobook runs 7.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Sonya Kerr (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.8listening hrs
Espionagestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Dark Desert Road at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 2,312 Espionage audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Espionage shelf

287 Espionage 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 Desert Road is an audiobook by Tim Ayliffe: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Sonya Kerr, released April 6, 2026, on the Espionage shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.8 hrs
Narrated by
Sonya Kerr
Released
April 6, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage
ISBN
9781004231560

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dark Desert Road audiobook?

Dark Desert Road runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.

Is the Dark Desert Road audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Dark Desert Road?

Dark Desert Road is narrated by Sonya Kerr.