A Shield of Fate and Ruin: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Apollo Ascending series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Shield of Fate and Ruin runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Leo Goodman (about 7.1 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 runs longer than 61% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Apollo Ascending
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 30.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Veil of Gods and Kings | 10.1 hrs |
| 2 | A Crown of Hopes and Sorrows | 10.3 hrs |
| 3 | A Shield of Fate and Ruin | 10.6 hrs |
More narrated by Leo Goodman
Leo Goodman narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 42 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
1,379 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 Shield of Fate and Ruin is book 3 of Nicole Bailey's Apollo Ascending series: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Leo Goodman, released December 6, 2024, on the Romantasy (Romance) and LGBTQ+ (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Leo Goodman
- Released
- December 6, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), LGBTQ+ (Fiction), Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Apollo Ascending #3
- ISBN
- 9798347718375
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Shield of Fate and Ruin as an audiobook?
A Shield of Fate and Ruin runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is A Shield of Fate and Ruin free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Shield of Fate and Ruin?
A Shield of Fate and Ruin is narrated by Leo Goodman.
Is A Shield of Fate and Ruin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.