The Lingering Dark: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Kingdom of Stars series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lingering Dark runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jessica Jeffries (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jessica Jeffries
Jessica Jeffries narrates 24 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 182 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
928 Romantasy (Romance) 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 Lingering Dark is book 1 of Jade Church's Kingdom of Stars series: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jessica Jeffries, released October 10, 2023, on the Romantasy (Romance) and LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jessica Jeffries
- Released
- October 10, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), LGBTQ+ (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Kingdom of Stars #1
- ISBN
- 9798350818307
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Lingering Dark as an audiobook?
The Lingering Dark runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.
Is The Lingering Dark free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Lingering Dark?
The Lingering Dark is narrated by Jessica Jeffries.