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The Gathering Dark by Christopher Golden

The Gathering Dark: Audiobook

Part of Shadow Series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gathering Dark runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1listening hrs
Horrorstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Gathering Dark at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 5,506 Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Horror shelf

430 Horror 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 Gathering Dark is an audiobook by Christopher Golden: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released July 23, 2018, on the Horror and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.1 hrs
Narrated by
John Lee
Released
July 23, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Horror, Epic Fantasy
Series
Shadow Series
ISBN
9781987114591

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Gathering Dark as an audiobook?

The Gathering Dark runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is The Gathering Dark free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Gathering Dark?

The Gathering Dark is narrated by John Lee.

Is The Gathering Dark worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.