Music Against the Night: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Nocturne series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Music Against the Night audiobook runs 12.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Harriet Carmichael (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Harriet Carmichael
Harriet Carmichael narrates 38 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 183 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,381 Literary 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
Music Against the Night is book 1 of Yiyun Li's Nocturne series: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Harriet Carmichael, released October 13, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Harriet Carmichael
- Released
- October 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Drama
- Series
- The Nocturne Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781250451880
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Music Against the Night audiobook?
Music Against the Night runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is the Music Against the Night audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Music Against the Night?
Music Against the Night is narrated by Harriet Carmichael.
Is Music Against the Night worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.