Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Pre-Shannara: Legends of Shannara series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara audiobook runs 13.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Phil Gigante (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Pre-Shannara: Legends of Shannara
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 27.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara | 13.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara | 14.3 hrs |
More narrated by Phil Gigante
Phil Gigante narrates 188 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,860 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,495 Science Fiction 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
Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara is book 1 of Terry Brooks's Pre-Shannara: Legends of Shannara series: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil Gigante, released May 24, 2022, on the Science Fiction and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Phil Gigante
- Released
- May 24, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Pre-Shannara: Legends of Shannara #1
- ISBN
- 9780593626818
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara audiobook?
Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is the Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara?
Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara is narrated by Phil Gigante.
Is Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.