A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Curse of the Fae series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1 runs 13.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lilly Drake and Anthony Palmini (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 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 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Curse of the Fae
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 40.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1 | 13.2 hrs |
| 2 | A Bride for the Winter King: Curse of the Fae, Book 2 | 12.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Prince from a Cruel Summer: Curse of the Fae, Book 3 | 14.5 hrs |
More narrated by Lilly Drake
Lilly Drake narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 802 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
1,112 Romantasy (Romance) 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
A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1 is book 1 of Anya J. Cosgrove's Curse of the Fae series: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Lilly Drake and Anthony Palmini, released March 11, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lilly Drake, Anthony Palmini
- Released
- March 11, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Curse of the Fae #1
- ISBN
- 9798895390238
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1 as an audiobook?
A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1 runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1?
A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1 is narrated by Lilly Drake and Anthony Palmini.
Is A Deal with the Shadow King: Curse of the Fae, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.