A Conspiracy of Alchemists: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Chronicles of Light and Shadow series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Conspiracy of Alchemists runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Amy McFadden (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Chronicles of Light and Shadow
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 34.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Conspiracy of Alchemists | 12.7 hrs |
| 2 | A Clockwork Heart | 10.5 hrs |
| 3 | Sky Pirates | 11.2 hrs |
More narrated by Amy McFadden
Amy McFadden narrates 325 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,047 hours in all.
- The Darkest Minds
- Never Fade
- In the Afterlight
- The Heavens May Fall
- The Secrets You Keep
About as long, on the Paranormal shelf
950 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Good Omens
- The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
- Golden Girl
- The Wolf King
- Crooked River
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
A Conspiracy of Alchemists is book 1 of Liesel Schwarz's Chronicles of Light and Shadow series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy McFadden, released December 3, 2013, on the Paranormal and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Amy McFadden
- Released
- December 3, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Paranormal, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Chronicles of Light and Shadow #1
- ISBN
- 9781480537651
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Conspiracy of Alchemists as an audiobook?
A Conspiracy of Alchemists runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is A Conspiracy of Alchemists free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Conspiracy of Alchemists?
A Conspiracy of Alchemists is narrated by Amy McFadden.
Is A Conspiracy of Alchemists worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.