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Darkest Before Dawn by George Wallace, Don Keith

Darkest Before Dawn: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Tides of War series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Darkest Before Dawn audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Corey M. Snow (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Darkest Before Dawn at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Tides of War

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.4 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 16.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Argentia Station8.4 hrs
2Darkest Before Dawn8.2 hrs

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

1,767 Historical (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

Darkest Before Dawn is book 2 of George Wallace's Tides of War series: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Corey M. Snow, released August 24, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Corey M. Snow
Released
August 24, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
The Tides of War #2
ISBN
9798349112300

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Darkest Before Dawn audiobook?

Darkest Before Dawn runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the Darkest Before Dawn audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Darkest Before Dawn?

Darkest Before Dawn is narrated by Corey M. Snow.