The Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sophie Aldred (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.8 hours of listening.
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.8 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sophie Aldred
Sophie Aldred narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 868 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,232 Historical (Fiction) 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 Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites is an audiobook by Laura Purcell: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Sophie Aldred, released January 21, 2021, on the Historical (Fiction) and Historical (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sophie Aldred
- Released
- January 21, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Historical (Romance)
- ISBN
- 9781526617064
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites as an audiobook?
The Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites?
The Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites is narrated by Sophie Aldred.