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Song of the Dark Wood by Sheila Masterson

Song of the Dark Wood: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Fable Song series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Song of the Dark Wood audiobook runs 13.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Dermot Magennis and Aoife McMahon (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.3listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Song of the Dark Wood at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Song of the Dark Wood is book 1 of Sheila Masterson's Fable Song series: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Dermot Magennis and Aoife McMahon, released March 18, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.3 hrs
Narrated by
Dermot Magennis, Aoife McMahon
Released
March 18, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Fable Song #1
ISBN
9781666689174

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Song of the Dark Wood audiobook?

Song of the Dark Wood runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is the Song of the Dark Wood audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Song of the Dark Wood?

Song of the Dark Wood is narrated by Dermot Magennis and Aoife McMahon.

Is Song of the Dark Wood worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.