Lord of the Darkwood: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Tale of Shikanoko series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lord of the Darkwood audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Neil Shah (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 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 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Neil Shah
Neil Shah narrates 214 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,202 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,252 Literary Fiction 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 6.3 hours shorter (6 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
Lord of the Darkwood is book 2 of Lian Hearn's Tale of Shikanoko series: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Shah, released January 26, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Neil Shah
- Released
- January 26, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Tale of Shikanoko #2
- ISBN
- 9781509838189
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Lord of the Darkwood audiobook?
Lord of the Darkwood runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is the Lord of the Darkwood audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Lord of the Darkwood?
Lord of the Darkwood is narrated by Neil Shah.
Is Lord of the Darkwood worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.