Written on the Dark: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Written on the Dark audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Vance (about 7 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 is shorter than 64% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
788 Epic 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
Written on the Dark is an audiobook by Guy Gavriel Kay: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released May 27, 2025, on the Epic Fantasy and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- May 27, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- ISBN
- 9798217080342
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Written on the Dark audiobook?
Written on the Dark runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Written on the Dark audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Written on the Dark?
Written on the Dark is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is Written on the Dark worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.