The Darkling: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkling runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Meredith Mitchell (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Meredith Mitchell
Meredith Mitchell narrates 69 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 624 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
8,840 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 Darkling is an audiobook by R. B. Chesterton: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Meredith Mitchell, released April 15, 2013, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Meredith Mitchell
- Released
- April 15, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781620649664
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darkling as an audiobook?
The Darkling runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is The Darkling free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darkling?
The Darkling is narrated by Meredith Mitchell.
Is The Darkling worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.