Curse of Blood and Shadow: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Allied Kingdoms Academy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Curse of Blood and Shadow audiobook runs 10.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Allie Rose (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Allied Kingdoms Academy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 19.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curse of Blood and Shadow | 10.9 hrs |
| 2 | Curse of the Fae Moon | 8.8 hrs |
More narrated by Allie Rose
Allie Rose narrates 49 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 511 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,293 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
Curse of Blood and Shadow is book 1 of J. M. Kearl's Allied Kingdoms Academy series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Allie Rose, released January 12, 2026, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Romance (Teen & YA) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Allie Rose
- Released
- January 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Romance (Teen & YA)
- Series
- Allied Kingdoms Academy #1
- ISBN
- 9798331951245
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Curse of Blood and Shadow audiobook?
Curse of Blood and Shadow runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the Curse of Blood and Shadow audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Curse of Blood and Shadow?
Curse of Blood and Shadow is narrated by Allie Rose.
Is Curse of Blood and Shadow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.