The Rising: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Darkness Rising series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rising runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jennifer Ikeda (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Darkness Rising
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 15.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 26.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gathering | 8.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Calling | 7.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Rising | 10.6 hrs |
More narrated by Jennifer Ikeda
Jennifer Ikeda narrates 96 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 996 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,314 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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 Rising is book 3 of Kelley Armstrong's Darkness Rising series: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jennifer Ikeda, released April 2, 2013, on the Mystery & Thriller and Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jennifer Ikeda
- Released
- April 2, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Darkness Rising #3
- ISBN
- 9780062224828
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rising as an audiobook?
The Rising runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Rising free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rising?
The Rising is narrated by Jennifer Ikeda.
Is The Rising worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.