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Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop

Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Black Jewels series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy audiobook runs 17.8 hours unabridged, narrated by John Sharian (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.8listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Black Jewels

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 35.7 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 83.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Daughter of The Blood: Book 1 of The Black Jewels Trilogy16.9 hrs
2Heir to The Shadows: Book 2 of The Black Jewels Trilogy18.8 hrs
3Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy17.8 hrs
4The Invisible Ring: A Black Jewels Novel13.6 hrs
5Dreams Made Flesh16.2 hrs

More narrated by John Sharian

John Sharian narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 154 hours in all.

All John Sharian audiobooks, measured

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

Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy is book 3 of Anne Bishop's Black Jewels series: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by John Sharian, released October 2, 2007, on the Fantasy and Romantasy (Romance) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.8 hrs
Narrated by
John Sharian
Released
October 2, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy
Series
Black Jewels #3
ISBN
9781101079751

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy audiobook?

Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.

Is the Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy?

Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy is narrated by John Sharian.

Is Queen of the Darkness: Book 3 of the Black Jewels Trilogy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours.