The Cruel Dawn: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Last One series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cruel Dawn runs 16.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tamika Katon-Donegal (about 10.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 16.3 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Last One
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 19.1 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 35.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last One | 19.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Cruel Dawn | 16.3 hrs |
More narrated by Tamika Katon-Donegal
Tamika Katon-Donegal narrates 49 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 517 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
626 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1
- The Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 3
- The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 2
- Time's Convert
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 Cruel Dawn is book 2 of Rachel Howzell Hall's Last One series: a 16.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Tamika Katon-Donegal, released September 9, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tamika Katon-Donegal
- Released
- September 9, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Last One #2
- ISBN
- 9781705084571
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cruel Dawn as an audiobook?
The Cruel Dawn runs 16.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.8 hours.
Is The Cruel Dawn free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cruel Dawn?
The Cruel Dawn is narrated by Tamika Katon-Donegal.
Is The Cruel Dawn worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.8 hours, saving 5.4 hours.