Shadow Heir: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Dark Swan series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shadow Heir audiobook runs 12.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Jennifer Van Dyck (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 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 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Dark Swan
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 32 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 44.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stormborn | 11.5 hrs |
| 2 | Thorn Queen | 11.1 hrs |
| 3 | Iron Crowned | 9.4 hrs |
| 4 | Shadow Heir | 12.2 hrs |
More narrated by Jennifer Van Dyck
Jennifer Van Dyck narrates 49 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 409 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,685 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
Shadow Heir is book 4 of Richelle Mead's Dark Swan series: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jennifer Van Dyck, released October 26, 2021, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jennifer Van Dyck
- Released
- October 26, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Paranormal
- Series
- Dark Swan #4
- ISBN
- 9781666171242
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shadow Heir audiobook?
Shadow Heir runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is the Shadow Heir audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shadow Heir?
Shadow Heir is narrated by Jennifer Van Dyck.
Is Shadow Heir worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.