The Darker the Skies: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Earth United series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darker the Skies runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joel Simler (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.1 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 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joel Simler
Joel Simler narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 168 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
896 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Vampire Academy
- The Death Cure (Maze Runner, Book Three)
- Legend
- Frostbite: A Vampire Academy Novel
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
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 Darker the Skies is book 2 of Bryan Prosek's Earth United series: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Joel Simler, released November 4, 2025, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joel Simler
- Released
- November 4, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Earth United #2
- ISBN
- 9798228573666
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darker the Skies as an audiobook?
The Darker the Skies runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Darker the Skies free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darker the Skies?
The Darker the Skies is narrated by Joel Simler.