A Storm of Shadows and Pearls: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Oncoming Storm series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Storm of Shadows and Pearls runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rachel Leblang (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.5 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Oncoming Storm
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 38.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Storm of Silver and Ash | 10 hrs |
| 2 | A Storm of Shadows and Pearls | 9.5 hrs |
| 3 | A Storm of Smoke and Flame | 9.8 hrs |
| 4 | A Storm of Glass and Stars | 8.9 hrs |
More narrated by Rachel Leblang
Rachel Leblang narrates 146 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,179 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
578 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
A Storm of Shadows and Pearls is book 2 of Marion Blackwood's Oncoming Storm series: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Rachel Leblang, released December 5, 2025, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rachel Leblang
- Released
- December 5, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Oncoming Storm #2
- ISBN
- 9789199085241
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Storm of Shadows and Pearls as an audiobook?
A Storm of Shadows and Pearls runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is A Storm of Shadows and Pearls free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Storm of Shadows and Pearls?
A Storm of Shadows and Pearls is narrated by Rachel Leblang.