Book of Shadows: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Sweep series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Book of Shadows audiobook runs 4.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Julia Whelan (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 4.9 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Sweep Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 25.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Book of Shadows | 4.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Coven | 5 hrs |
| 3 | Blood Witch | 5.4 hrs |
| 4 | Dark Magick | 5.2 hrs |
| 5 | Awakening | 5.2 hrs |
More narrated by Julia Whelan
Julia Whelan narrates 408 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,883 hours in all.
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- Educated
- The Great Alone
- The Women
- The Wife Between Us
About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf
655 Mystery & Fantasy 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
Book of Shadows is book 1 of Cate Tiernan's Sweep series: a 4.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Julia Whelan, released February 21, 2011, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julia Whelan
- Released
- February 21, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery & Fantasy
- Series
- The Sweep Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781481554633
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Book of Shadows audiobook?
Book of Shadows runs 4.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.
Is the Book of Shadows audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Book of Shadows?
Book of Shadows is narrated by Julia Whelan.