Downfall: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Above the Black series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Downfall audiobook runs 17.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Vikas Adam (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Above the Black
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 31.1 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 48.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky's End | 13.6 hrs |
| 2 | Among Serpents | 17.5 hrs |
| 3 | Downfall | 17.8 hrs |
More narrated by Vikas Adam
Vikas Adam narrates 342 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,726 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
209 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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
Downfall is book 3 of Marc J Gregson's Above the Black series: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Vikas Adam, released March 17, 2026, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA) and Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Vikas Adam
- Released
- March 17, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA), Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Above the Black #3
- ISBN
- 9798217348541
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Downfall audiobook?
Downfall runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.
Is the Downfall audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Downfall?
Downfall is narrated by Vikas Adam.
Is Downfall worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.