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The Dark Rift by Gilliam Ness

The Dark Rift: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Last Artifact series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Rift runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gilliam Ness (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.1listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dark Rift at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.1 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Last Artifact Trilogy

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 23.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Dark Rift7.1 hrs
2The Lost Labyrinth8.4 hrs
3The Sacred Chamber7.9 hrs

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

1,434 Science Fiction 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 Rift is book 1 of Gilliam Ness's Last Artifact series: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Gilliam Ness, released October 1, 2015, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian and Science Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.1 hrs
Narrated by
Gilliam Ness
Released
October 1, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Science Fiction, Paranormal
Series
The Last Artifact Trilogy #1
ISBN
9798368915371

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dark Rift as an audiobook?

The Dark Rift runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is The Dark Rift free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Dark Rift?

The Dark Rift is narrated by Gilliam Ness.