The His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2): Audiobook
Book 2 of the His Dark Materials series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2) runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Philip Pullman (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 8.1 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 3,045 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 52 hours in all.
- The His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass (Book 3)
- Killing Floor: (Jack Reacher 1): Coming Soon to Prime Video
- Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling
About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf
374 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Warriors #1: Into the Wild
- The False Prince (The Ascendance Series, Book 1)
- The Ruins of Gorlan: Book One
- The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, Book 11)
- The Runaway King (The Ascendance Series, Book 2)
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2) is book 2 of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Philip Pullman, released September 23, 2003, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Philip Pullman
- Released
- September 23, 2003
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Fantasy
- Series
- His Dark Materials #2
- ISBN
- 9781400085682
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2) as an audiobook?
The His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2) runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2) free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2)?
The His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2) is narrated by Philip Pullman.