The Time of the Dark: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Darwath series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Time of the Dark runs 13.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sharon Freedman (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Darwath
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 43.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Time of the Dark | 13.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Walls of Air | 14.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Armies of Daylight | 14.6 hrs |
More narrated by Sharon Freedman
Sharon Freedman narrates 52 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 511 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
861 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2020 recording read by Kristin Atherton runs 1.7 hours shorter (11.9 hours).
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 Time of the Dark is book 1 of Barbara Hambly's Darwath series: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sharon Freedman, released August 22, 2023, on the Epic Fantasy and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sharon Freedman
- Released
- August 22, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Darwath #1
- ISBN
- 9798350870749
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Time of the Dark as an audiobook?
The Time of the Dark runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is The Time of the Dark free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Time of the Dark?
The Time of the Dark is narrated by Sharon Freedman.
Is The Time of the Dark worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.5 hours.