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Path of the Knight by Alexander Layne

Path of the Knight: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Dark Ascension series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Path of the Knight audiobook runs 13.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Jonathan Johns (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.8listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Path of the Knight at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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

What our data says

  • At 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Dark Ascension

This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 42.1 hours in all.

About as long, on the Fantasy shelf

1,177 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 Knight is book 1 of Alexander Layne's Dark Ascension series: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Johns, released May 6, 2025, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.8 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Johns
Released
May 6, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Series
Dark Ascension #1
ISBN
9798331960568

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Path of the Knight audiobook?

Path of the Knight runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is the Path of the Knight audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Path of the Knight?

Path of the Knight is narrated by Jonathan Johns.

Is Path of the Knight worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.