The Dark Hiss of Magic: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Cat Lady Chronicles series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Hiss of Magic runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ruth Urquhart (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Cat Lady Chronicles
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.2 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 31.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waifs and Strays | 8.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Dark Hiss of Magic | 8 hrs |
| 3 | A Skirl of Sorcery | 7.5 hrs |
| 4 | The Night Maze | 7.9 hrs |
More narrated by Ruth Urquhart
Ruth Urquhart narrates 179 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,770 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,671 Fantasy 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 Dark Hiss of Magic is book 2 of Helen Harper's Cat Lady Chronicles series: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruth Urquhart, released June 16, 2025, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ruth Urquhart
- Released
- June 16, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Cat Lady Chronicles #2
- ISBN
- 9798331910068
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dark Hiss of Magic as an audiobook?
The Dark Hiss of Magic runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The Dark Hiss of Magic free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dark Hiss of Magic?
The Dark Hiss of Magic is narrated by Ruth Urquhart.