Emperor of the Eight Islands: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Tale of the Shikanoko series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Emperor of the Eight Islands audiobook runs 6.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Neil Shah (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tale of the Shikanoko
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 13.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emperor of the Eight Islands | 6.5 hrs |
| 2 | Autumn Princess, Dragon Child | 7.3 hrs |
More narrated by Neil Shah
Neil Shah narrates 214 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,202 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,243 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2016 recording read by Neil Shah runs 7.3 hours longer (13.8 hours).
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
Emperor of the Eight Islands is book 1 of Lian Hearn's Tale of the Shikanoko series: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Shah, released April 26, 2016, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Neil Shah
- Released
- April 26, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Tale of the Shikanoko #1
- ISBN
- 9781681681535
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Emperor of the Eight Islands audiobook?
Emperor of the Eight Islands runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
Is the Emperor of the Eight Islands audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Emperor of the Eight Islands?
Emperor of the Eight Islands is narrated by Neil Shah.