Empire of Shadows: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Raiders of the Arcana series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empire of Shadows audiobook runs 16.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Alex Picard (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.7 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 2,729 Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Raiders of the Arcana
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 50.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire of Shadows | 16.7 hrs |
| 2 | Tomb of the Sun King | 17.6 hrs |
| 3 | Arrow of Fortune | 16 hrs |
More narrated by Alex Picard
Alex Picard narrates 117 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 933 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelf
286 Historical (Science Fiction & 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
Empire of Shadows is book 1 of Jacquelyn Benson's Raiders of the Arcana series: a 16.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Picard, released September 1, 2024, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alex Picard
- Released
- September 1, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Raiders of the Arcana #1
- ISBN
- 9781959050155
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Empire of Shadows audiobook?
Empire of Shadows runs 16.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Is the Empire of Shadows audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Empire of Shadows?
Empire of Shadows is narrated by Alex Picard.
Is Empire of Shadows worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.6 hours.