A Sword of Shadow and Deceit: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Mortal Gods series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Sword of Shadow and Deceit runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Benjamin Sands and Allie Shae (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Mortal Gods
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 59.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Sword of Shadow and Deceit | 13.7 hrs |
| 2 | A Reign of Storm and Madness | 14.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Blood of Gods and Monsters | 15.2 hrs |
| 4 | A Haven of Brimstone and Darkness | 15.9 hrs |
More narrated by Benjamin Sands
Benjamin Sands narrates 53 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 508 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
1,044 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 Sword of Shadow and Deceit is book 1 of Lucinda Dark's Mortal Gods series: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Benjamin Sands and Allie Shae, released December 10, 2024, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Benjamin Sands, Allie Shae
- Released
- December 10, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Mortal Gods #1
- ISBN
- 9798855581287
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Sword of Shadow and Deceit as an audiobook?
A Sword of Shadow and Deceit runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is A Sword of Shadow and Deceit free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Sword of Shadow and Deceit?
A Sword of Shadow and Deceit is narrated by Benjamin Sands and Allie Shae.
Is A Sword of Shadow and Deceit worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.