Rule of Shadows: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Shadows & Starlight series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rule of Shadows audiobook runs 7.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Ellie Gossage (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shadows & Starlight
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 16.7 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 29.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seven Crowns | 8.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Botanist's Game | 7.9 hrs |
| 3 | Rule of Shadows | 7.6 hrs |
| 4 | Fallen Kingdom | 5.5 hrs |
More narrated by Ellie Gossage
Ellie Gossage narrates 130 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,126 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
769 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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
Rule of Shadows is book 3 of E. V. Everest's Shadows & Starlight series: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ellie Gossage, released March 2, 2026, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ellie Gossage
- Released
- March 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Shadows & Starlight #3
- ISBN
- 9798331926687
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rule of Shadows audiobook?
Rule of Shadows runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is the Rule of Shadows audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rule of Shadows?
Rule of Shadows is narrated by Ellie Gossage.