Dark Diamond: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dark Diamond series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dark Diamond audiobook runs 24.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Woodson (about 16.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 50 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 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 24.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Dark Diamond
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 48 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Diamond | 24.8 hrs |
| 2 | Dark Agent | 23.2 hrs |
More narrated by Paul Woodson
Paul Woodson narrates 248 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,103 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
210 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Host
- The Skull Throne
- Red Mars
- The Daylight War
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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 Diamond is book 1 of Neal Asher's Dark Diamond series: a 24.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Woodson, released February 16, 2026, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Woodson
- Released
- February 16, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- Dark Diamond #1
- ISBN
- 9798855529364
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dark Diamond audiobook?
Dark Diamond runs 24.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.5 hours.
Is the Dark Diamond audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Dark Diamond?
Dark Diamond is narrated by Paul Woodson.
Is Dark Diamond worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.5 hours, saving 8.3 hours.