As the Shadow Rises: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Age of Darkness series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the As the Shadow Rises audiobook runs 14.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Todd Boyce (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.1 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 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Age of Darkness
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 14.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 44.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | There Will Come a Darkness | 14.2 hrs |
| 2 | As the Shadow Rises | 14.1 hrs |
| 3 | Into the Dying Light | 16.2 hrs |
More narrated by Todd Boyce
Todd Boyce narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 92 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
653 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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
As the Shadow Rises is book 2 of Katy Rose Pool's Age of Darkness series: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Todd Boyce, released September 1, 2020, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Todd Boyce
- Released
- September 1, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- The Age of Darkness #2
- ISBN
- 9781250759207
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the As the Shadow Rises audiobook?
As the Shadow Rises runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is the As the Shadow Rises audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates As the Shadow Rises?
As the Shadow Rises is narrated by Todd Boyce.
Is As the Shadow Rises worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.