The Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dark Flame series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1 runs 17.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Caren Naess (about 11.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.2 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Dark Flame Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 33.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1 | 17.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Resurrection of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 2 | 16.3 hrs |
More narrated by Caren Naess
Caren Naess narrates 26 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 372 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
509 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 Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1 is book 1 of Katherine Whiteheart's Dark Flame series: a 17.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Caren Naess, released July 29, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Caren Naess
- Released
- July 29, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Dark Flame Series #1
- ISBN
- 9798347008469
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1 as an audiobook?
The Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1 runs 17.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.5 hours.
Is The Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1?
The Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1 is narrated by Caren Naess.
Is The Rise of the Darkest Flame: The Dark Flame Series, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.5 hours, saving 5.7 hours.