The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Defenders of Shannara series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Defenders of Shannara
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 31.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The High Druid's Blade: The Defenders of Shannara | 10.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara | 10.1 hrs |
| 3 | The Sorcerer's Daughter: The Defenders of Shannara | 11.3 hrs |
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
- Dune: Book One in the Dune Chronicles
- Dune Messiah: Book Two in the Dune Chronicles
- Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition): 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
- The House in the Woods
- The Girl in the Spider's Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,167 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- And Then She Vanished
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Dynasty of Evil
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 Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara is book 2 of Terry Brooks's Defenders of Shannara series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released June 9, 2015, on the Science Fiction and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- June 9, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Defenders of Shannara #2
- ISBN
- 9780804190688
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara as an audiobook?
The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara?
The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.