Heaven's Shadow: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Heaven's Shadow series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Heaven's Shadow audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe J. Thomas (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Heaven's Shadow
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 40.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heaven's Shadow | 11.8 hrs |
| 2 | Heaven's War | 14.5 hrs |
| 3 | Heaven's Fall | 14.1 hrs |
More narrated by Joe J. Thomas
Joe J. Thomas narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 53 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,922 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Path of Destruction
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Armada
- The Troop
- Star Wars: Master & Apprentice
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
Heaven's Shadow is book 1 of Michael Cassutt's Heaven's Shadow series: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe J. Thomas, released July 5, 2011, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe J. Thomas
- Released
- July 5, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Heaven's Shadow #1
- ISBN
- 9781101461778
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Heaven's Shadow audiobook?
Heaven's Shadow runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is the Heaven's Shadow audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Heaven's Shadow?
Heaven's Shadow is narrated by Joe J. Thomas.
Is Heaven's Shadow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.