The Black Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Books of Beginning series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3 runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Dale (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 3,228 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Books of Beginning
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 24 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 37.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Emerald Atlas:The Books of Beginning 1 | 11.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Fire Chronicle: The Books of Beginning 2 | 12.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Black Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3 | 13.1 hrs |
More narrated by Jim Dale
Jim Dale narrates 46 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 326 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) shelf
73 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3 is book 3 of John Stephens's Books of Beginning series: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Dale, released August 18, 2016, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Dale
- Released
- August 18, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids)
- Series
- The Books of Beginning #3
- ISBN
- 9781448198184
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3 as an audiobook?
The Black Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3 runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Black Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3?
The Black Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3 is narrated by Jim Dale.
Is The Black Reckoning: The Books of Beginning 3 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.