The Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Darkwood Cycle series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1 runs 15.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alexis Van Aiken (about 10.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.2 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Darkwood Cycle
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 27 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1 | 15.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Hand and the Heart: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 2 | 11.8 hrs |
More narrated by Alexis Van Aiken
Alexis Van Aiken narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 59 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
757 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
- A Court This Cruel and Lovely
- The Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 3
- Two Twisted Crowns
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 Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1 is book 1 of Sarah M. Cradit's Darkwood Cycle series: a 15.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Alexis Van Aiken, released April 11, 2023, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alexis Van Aiken
- Released
- April 11, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance)
- Series
- The Darkwood Cycle #1
- ISBN
- 9781669659815
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1 as an audiobook?
The Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1 runs 15.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.1 hours.
Is The Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1?
The Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1 is narrated by Alexis Van Aiken.
Is The Melody and the Master: The Darkwood Cycle, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.1 hours, saving 5.1 hours.