The Dark Portal: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Deptford Mice series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Portal runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Roe Kendall (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 8.4 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Deptford Mice Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 27.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Portal | 8.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Crystal Prison | 8.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Final Reckoning | 10.1 hrs |
More narrated by Roe Kendall
Roe Kendall narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 145 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf
939 Mystery & 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 Portal is book 1 of Robin Jarvis's Deptford Mice series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Roe Kendall, released June 25, 2005, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Animals & Nature (Kids) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Roe Kendall
- Released
- June 25, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Fantasy, Animals & Nature (Kids)
- Series
- The Deptford Mice Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781481562171
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dark Portal as an audiobook?
The Dark Portal runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is The Dark Portal free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dark Portal?
The Dark Portal is narrated by Roe Kendall.