Nights of Steel and Shadow: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Darkest Flame series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Nights of Steel and Shadow audiobook runs 17.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Christian Leatherman and Ada Sinclair (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 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 17.1 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Darkest Flame
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.5 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 29.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nights of Iron and Ink | 12.5 hrs |
| 2 | Nights of Steel and Shadow | 17.1 hrs |
More narrated by Christian Leatherman
Christian Leatherman narrates 127 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,330 hours in all.
About as long, on the Paranormal shelf
332 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Shining
- Doctor Sleep
- Pet Sematary
- The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
- The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1
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
Nights of Steel and Shadow is book 2 of Shannen Durey's Darkest Flame series: a 17.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Christian Leatherman and Ada Sinclair, released February 9, 2026, on the Paranormal and Romantasy (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christian Leatherman, Ada Sinclair
- Released
- February 9, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Paranormal, Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Darkest Flame #2
- ISBN
- 9798350834147
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Nights of Steel and Shadow audiobook?
Nights of Steel and Shadow runs 17.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.
Is the Nights of Steel and Shadow audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Nights of Steel and Shadow?
Nights of Steel and Shadow is narrated by Christian Leatherman and Ada Sinclair.
Is Nights of Steel and Shadow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.