Darkness Rising: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Soul Force series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Darkness Rising audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.3 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Soul Force Saga
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 51.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darkness Rising | 10.3 hrs |
| 2 | Raging Sea And Trembling Earth | 10.7 hrs |
| 3 | Harvest of Souls | 10.2 hrs |
| 4 | Dreaming In The Dark | 10.1 hrs |
| 5 | On Blackened Wings | 10.1 hrs |
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- Something So Right
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Haunted Forest Tour
- Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
744 Epic 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
Darkness Rising is book 1 of James E Wisher's Soul Force series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released December 12, 2025, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- December 12, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Soul Force Saga #1
- ISBN
- 9781685201098
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Darkness Rising audiobook?
Darkness Rising runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is the Darkness Rising audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Darkness Rising?
Darkness Rising is narrated by Joe Hempel.
Is Darkness Rising worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.