The Darkening: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Darkening Duology series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkening runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rachel Petladwala (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Darkening Duology
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 25 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Darkening | 11.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Lightstruck | 13.1 hrs |
More narrated by Rachel Petladwala
Rachel Petladwala narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 143 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,192 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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 Darkening is book 1 of Sunya Mara's Darkening Duology series: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Rachel Petladwala, released July 5, 2022, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rachel Petladwala
- Released
- July 5, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- The Darkening Duology #1
- ISBN
- 9780358669302
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darkening as an audiobook?
The Darkening runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is The Darkening free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darkening?
The Darkening is narrated by Rachel Petladwala.
Is The Darkening worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.