A Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Shadowborn series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1 runs 14.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Darcy Stark (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 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 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shadowborn
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 47.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1 | 14.2 hrs |
| 2 | A Saga of Wielders and Hunters: Shadowborn, Book 2 | 15.7 hrs |
| 3 | A Legend of Shadow and Light: Shadowborn, Book 3 | 17.8 hrs |
More narrated by Darcy Stark
Darcy Stark narrates 48 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 492 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
966 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1 is book 1 of Jordan Lee's Shadowborn series: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Darcy Stark, released March 4, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Darcy Stark
- Released
- March 4, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Shadowborn #1
- ISBN
- 9798895399705
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1 as an audiobook?
A Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1 runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is A Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1?
A Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1 is narrated by Darcy Stark.
Is A Tale of Whispers and Rogues: Shadowborn, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.