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Nightbane by Alex Aster

Nightbane: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Lightlark series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Nightbane audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Suzy Jackson (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.8listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Nightbane at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Lightlark

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 51.9 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Lightlark13 hrs
2Nightbane12.8 hrs
3Skyshade11.6 hrs
4Crowntide14.5 hrs

About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf

977 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

Nightbane is book 2 of Alex Aster's Lightlark series: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Suzy Jackson, released November 7, 2023, on the Mystery & Thriller and Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.8 hrs
Narrated by
Suzy Jackson
Released
November 7, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Popular on #BookTok
Series
Lightlark #2
ISBN
9781705072004

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Nightbane audiobook?

Nightbane runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.

Is the Nightbane audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Nightbane?

Nightbane is narrated by Suzy Jackson.

Is Nightbane worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.