Path of the Ascendant: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Dark Ascension series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Path of the Ascendant audiobook runs 9.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Jonathan Johns (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Dark Ascension
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 32.8 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 42.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Path of the Knight | 13.8 hrs |
| 2 | Path of the King | 9.6 hrs |
| 3 | Path of the Autarch | 9.4 hrs |
| 4 | Path of the Ascendant | 9.4 hrs |
More narrated by Jonathan Johns
Jonathan Johns narrates 46 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 328 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,891 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
Path of the Ascendant is book 4 of Alexander Layne's Dark Ascension series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Johns, released March 2, 2026, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Johns
- Released
- March 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Dark Ascension #4
- ISBN
- 9798331960629
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Path of the Ascendant audiobook?
Path of the Ascendant runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the Path of the Ascendant audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Path of the Ascendant?
Path of the Ascendant is narrated by Jonathan Johns.