Shadow of the Alchemist: Audiobook
Book 6 of the Crispin Guest Medieval Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shadow of the Alchemist audiobook runs 9.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Noah James Butler (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.1 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Crispin Guest Medieval Mystery
This is book 6. Books 1 to 5 run 40.5 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 49.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veil of Lies | 8 hrs |
| 2 | Serpent in the Thorns | 7.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Demon's Parchment | 8.7 hrs |
| 4 | Troubled Bones | 7.7 hrs |
| 5 | Blood Lance | 8.3 hrs |
| 6 | Shadow of the Alchemist | 9.1 hrs |
More narrated by Noah James Butler
Noah James Butler narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 126 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
6,107 Police & Detective 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 of the Alchemist is book 6 of Jeri Westerson's Crispin Guest Medieval Mystery series: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Noah James Butler, released June 24, 2025, on the Police & Detective and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Noah James Butler
- Released
- June 24, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective, Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Crispin Guest Medieval Mystery #6
- ISBN
- 9798331934347
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shadow of the Alchemist audiobook?
Shadow of the Alchemist runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is the Shadow of the Alchemist audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shadow of the Alchemist?
Shadow of the Alchemist is narrated by Noah James Butler.