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Shadow of the Giant: Audiobook

Book 4 of the The Shadow Series series · see all 5 in reading order

The Shadow of the Giant audiobook runs an estimated 10.9 hours (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9est. listening hrs
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Shadow of the Giant at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 55% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a solid week of commutes at 10.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

The Ender Saga continues with Shadow of the Giant , which parallels the events of Ender's Game from a different character’s point of view. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else. He knew he could not survive through strength; he used his tactical genius to gain acceptance into a children's gang, and then to help make that gang a template for success for all the others. He civilized them, and lived to grow older. Then he was discovered by the recruiters for the Battle School. For Earth was at war - a terrible war with an inscrutable alien enemy. A war that humanity was near to losing.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shadow of the Giant audiobook?

Shadow of the Giant runs about 10.9 hours, our estimate from its 368 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is the Shadow of the Giant audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Is Shadow of the Giant worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Shadow of the Giant first published?

Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card was first published in 2000.