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Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1): Audiobook

The Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1) audiobook runs an estimated 7.5 hours (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.5est. listening hrs
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 7.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1) at common listening paces
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30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

What our data says

  • At 7.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 72% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 32% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want magic systems: a weekend-size listen at 7.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

On holiday in Cornwall, the three children discover an ancient map in the attic of the house that hey are staying in. They know immediately that it is special. It is even more than that--the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark. And in searching for it themselves, the Drews put their lives in peril. This is the first volume of Susan Cooper's brilliant and absorbing fantasy sequence know as The Dark is Rising .

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1) audiobook?

Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1) runs about 7.5 hours, our estimate from its 252 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.

Is the Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1) audiobook free?

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

When was Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1) first published?

Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1) by Susan Cooper was first published in 1965.