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His Dark Materials: Audiobook

The His Dark Materials audiobook runs an estimated 29 hours (about 19.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

29est. listening hrs
4.0★26 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 29 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish His Dark Materials at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day58 days
1 hour / day29 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

What our data says

  • At 29 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 99% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 164% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want magic systems: a long-haul epic at 29 hours (estimated).

About the book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “BREATHTAKING.”— The Boston Globe • An Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel • A Newsweek Top 100 Book of All Time • Winner of the Costa Award and the British Book Award • A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century • The Inspiration for the HBO Original Series His Dark Materials DON’T MISS THE EPIC FINALE TO LYRA’S STORY: THE ROSE FIELD, AVAILABLE NOW! The astonishing conclusion to the trilogy that began with the modern fantasy classic The Golden Compass . “War, politics, magic, science, individual lives and cosmic destinies are all here . . . assembled into a narrative of tremendous pace by a man with a generous, precise intelligence.”— The New York Times Book Review Throughout the worlds, the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take part in Lord Asriel’s audacious rebellion.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the His Dark Materials audiobook?

His Dark Materials runs about 29 hours, our estimate from its 981 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.3 hours.

Is the His Dark Materials audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Is His Dark Materials worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.3 hours, saving 9.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was His Dark Materials first published?

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman was first published in 2000.