Lightning Runes: Audiobook
Book 2 of the City of Shadows series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lightning Runes audiobook runs 13.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Boehmer (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Boehmer
Paul Boehmer narrates 472 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,598 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,381 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
Lightning Runes is book 2 of Harry Turtledove's City of Shadows series: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Boehmer, released July 29, 2026, on the Fantasy and Paranormal shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Boehmer
- Released
- July 29, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Paranormal
- Series
- City of Shadows Trilogy #2
- ISBN
- 9798331992040
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Lightning Runes audiobook?
Lightning Runes runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is the Lightning Runes audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Lightning Runes?
Lightning Runes is narrated by Paul Boehmer.
Is Lightning Runes worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.