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The Darkest Hour by Lauren Smith

The Darkest Hour: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Surrender series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkest Hour runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeremy York (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.9listening hrs
Modernstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Darkest Hour at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Modern shelf

2,612 Modern 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 Darkest Hour is book 4 of Lauren Smith's Surrender series: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeremy York, released July 9, 2019, on the Modern and Mystery shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
Jeremy York
Released
July 9, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Modern, Mystery
Series
The Surrender Series #4
ISBN
9781947206984

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Darkest Hour as an audiobook?

The Darkest Hour runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The Darkest Hour free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Darkest Hour?

The Darkest Hour is narrated by Jeremy York.