The Black Moon: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Poldark series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Moon runs 17.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Oliver J. Hembrough (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.1 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Poldark
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 54.2 hours before it; books 1 to 12 run 193.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Poldark | 14.5 hrs |
| 2 | Demelza | 14.5 hrs |
| 3 | Jeremy Poldark | 11.1 hrs |
| 4 | Warleggan | 14.2 hrs |
| 5 | The Black Moon | 17.1 hrs |
| 6 | The Four Swans | 18.2 hrs |
| 7 | The Angry Tide | 19.2 hrs |
| 8 | The Stranger from the Sea | 14.8 hrs |
| 9 | The Miller's Dance | 14.2 hrs |
| 10 | The Loving Cup | 16.7 hrs |
| 11 | The Twisted Sword | 19.2 hrs |
| 12 | Bella Poldark | 20.4 hrs |
More narrated by Oliver J. Hembrough
Oliver J. Hembrough narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 296 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
874 Historical (Fiction) 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
The Black Moon is book 5 of Winston Graham's Poldark series: a 17.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Oliver J. Hembrough, released September 20, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Oliver J. Hembrough
- Released
- September 20, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Drama
- Series
- Poldark #5
- ISBN
- 9781427285706
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Moon as an audiobook?
The Black Moon runs 17.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.
Is The Black Moon free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Moon?
The Black Moon is narrated by Oliver J. Hembrough.
Is The Black Moon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.