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The Dark King by C.J. Abedi

The Dark King: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Fae series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark King runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mikael Naramore and Emily Durante (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dark King at common listening paces
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1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Fae

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 31.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Fae12 hrs
2The Dark King10 hrs
3The Queen9.2 hrs

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 King is book 2 of C.J. Abedi's Fae series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Mikael Naramore and Emily Durante, released May 6, 2014, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Mikael Naramore, Emily Durante
Released
May 6, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
Fae #2
ISBN
9781491504161

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dark King as an audiobook?

The Dark King runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Dark King free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Dark King?

The Dark King is narrated by Mikael Naramore and Emily Durante.

Is The Dark King worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.