The Descent: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Descent runs 14 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Greg Stylianou-Burns and Kate Handford (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 3,417 Apocalyptic & Dystopian audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf
352 Apocalyptic & Dystopian 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 Descent is an audiobook by Paul E. Hardisty: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by Greg Stylianou-Burns and Kate Handford, released February 29, 2024, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14 hrs
- Narrated by
- Greg Stylianou-Burns, Kate Handford
- Released
- February 29, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- ISBN
- 9781399140720
How to listen to The Descent free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Descent as an audiobook?
The Descent runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.
Is The Descent free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Descent?
The Descent is narrated by Greg Stylianou-Burns and Kate Handford.
Is The Descent worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.7 hours.