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An Instruction in Shadow by Benedict Jacka

An Instruction in Shadow: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Inheritance of Magic series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Instruction in Shadow runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Will Watt (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Inheritance of Magic

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 30.2 hours in all.

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

An Instruction in Shadow is book 2 of Benedict Jacka's Inheritance of Magic series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Will Watt, released October 15, 2024, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Will Watt
Released
October 15, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy
Series
Inheritance of Magic #2
ISBN
9780593913857

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Questions listeners ask

How long is An Instruction in Shadow as an audiobook?

An Instruction in Shadow runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is An Instruction in Shadow free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates An Instruction in Shadow?

An Instruction in Shadow is narrated by Will Watt.