Darkest Before Dawn: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Veil series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Darkest Before Dawn audiobook runs 9.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Hollie Jackson (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Veil Series
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 18.7 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 46.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beyond the Veil | 8 hrs |
| 2 | Devil May Care | 10.7 hrs |
| 3 | Darkest Before Dawn | 9.6 hrs |
| 4 | Drowning in the Dark | 8.8 hrs |
| 5 | Ties That Bind | 9.2 hrs |
More narrated by Hollie Jackson
Hollie Jackson narrates 376 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,968 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,915 Fantasy 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 3 of Pippa DaCosta's Veil series: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Hollie Jackson, released July 29, 2015, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Hollie Jackson
- Released
- July 29, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Fantasy, Paranormal
- Series
- The Veil Series #3
- ISBN
- 9798882258305
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Darkest Before Dawn audiobook?
Darkest Before Dawn runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 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 Hollie Jackson.