The Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dread series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1 runs 16.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sasha Higgins and Will M. Watt (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.9 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Dread Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 31 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1 | 16.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Dread Prince: The Dread Series, Book 2 | 14.1 hrs |
More narrated by Sasha Higgins
Sasha Higgins narrates 109 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 965 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
541 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1
- The Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 3
- The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 2
- Time's Convert
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 Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1 is book 1 of Lauren Cate Leake's Dread series: a 16.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Sasha Higgins and Will M. Watt, released May 13, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sasha Higgins, Will M. Watt
- Released
- May 13, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Dread Series #1
- ISBN
- 9798347003105
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1 as an audiobook?
The Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1 runs 16.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.
Is The Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1?
The Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1 is narrated by Sasha Higgins and Will M. Watt.
Is The Dread Descendant: The Dread Series, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.