The Rise of the West: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Dance of Light series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise of the West runs 15.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Guy Barnes (about 10.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.3 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 15.3 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Dance of Light
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 27.5 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 42.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Return of the Knights | 12.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Fall of the Giants | 14.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Rise of the West | 15.3 hrs |
More narrated by Guy Barnes
Guy Barnes narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 76 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
926 Fantasy 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 West is book 3 of Gregory Knotaxis's Dance of Light series: a 15.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Guy Barnes, released September 15, 2025, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Guy Barnes
- Released
- September 15, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Dance of Light #3
- ISBN
- 9781971112091
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rise of the West as an audiobook?
The Rise of the West runs 15.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.2 hours.
Is The Rise of the West free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rise of the West?
The Rise of the West is narrated by Guy Barnes.
Is The Rise of the West worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.2 hours, saving 5.1 hours.