The Darkness Within: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Twisted Thorn series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkness Within runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Garrett Kiesel and Ellie Gossage (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 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 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Twisted Thorn
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.4 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 40.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scars Within | 13.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Darkness Within | 13.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Light Within | 13.8 hrs |
More narrated by Garrett Kiesel
Garrett Kiesel narrates 29 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 293 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
1,104 Romantasy (Romance) 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 Darkness Within is book 2 of Ang T. Dalton's Twisted Thorn series: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Garrett Kiesel and Ellie Gossage, released January 13, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Garrett Kiesel, Ellie Gossage
- Released
- January 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy), Popular on #BookTok
- Series
- Twisted Thorn #2
- ISBN
- 9781668152119
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darkness Within as an audiobook?
The Darkness Within runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The Darkness Within free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darkness Within?
The Darkness Within is narrated by Garrett Kiesel and Ellie Gossage.
Is The Darkness Within worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.