The Dire King: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Jackaby series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dire King runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicola Barber (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nicola Barber
Nicola Barber narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,332 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
880 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Legend
- Frostbite: A Vampire Academy Novel
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
- Star Wars: Queen's Shadow
- A Wizard of Earthsea
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 Dire King is book 4 of William Ritter's Jackaby series: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicola Barber, released August 22, 2017, on the Mystery & Thriller and Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicola Barber
- Released
- August 22, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Jackaby #4
- ISBN
- 9781501972386
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dire King as an audiobook?
The Dire King runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Dire King free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dire King?
The Dire King is narrated by Nicola Barber.