Under the Approaching Dark: Audiobook
Book 3 of the King’s Greatest Enemy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Under the Approaching Dark audiobook runs 14.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Greg Patmore (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 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 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The King’s Greatest Enemy Series
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 27.4 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 56.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Shadow of the Storm | 12.9 hrs |
| 2 | Days of Sun and Glory | 14.5 hrs |
| 3 | Under the Approaching Dark | 14.5 hrs |
| 4 | The Cold Light of Dawn | 15 hrs |
More narrated by Greg Patmore
Greg Patmore narrates 97 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,066 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
1,738 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Before We Were Yours
- The Women
- The Four Winds
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- The Alice Network
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
Under the Approaching Dark is book 3 of Anna Belfrage's King’s Greatest Enemy series: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Greg Patmore, released November 5, 2019, on the Historical (Romance) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Greg Patmore
- Released
- November 5, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- The King’s Greatest Enemy Series #3
- ISBN
- 9781982677855
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Under the Approaching Dark audiobook?
Under the Approaching Dark runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.
Is the Under the Approaching Dark audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Under the Approaching Dark?
Under the Approaching Dark is narrated by Greg Patmore.
Is Under the Approaching Dark worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.8 hours.