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The Great Darkness by Jim Kelly

The Great Darkness: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Nighthawk series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Great Darkness runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Wickham (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Great Darkness is book 1 of Jim Kelly's Nighthawk series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Wickham, released January 1, 2018, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Wickham
Released
January 1, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Nighthawk #1
ISBN
9781407974156

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Great Darkness as an audiobook?

The Great Darkness runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is The Great Darkness free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Great Darkness?

The Great Darkness is narrated by Peter Wickham.