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Shadow of the WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald by Abigail Linhardt

Shadow of the WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Shadow of the WindSlayer series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shadow of the WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald audiobook runs 15 hours unabridged, narrated by Ross Mason (about 10 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 15 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

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 WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald is book 1 of Abigail Linhardt's Shadow of the WindSlayer series: a 15-hour unabridged recording, read by Ross Mason, released November 8, 2025, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15 hrs
Narrated by
Ross Mason
Released
November 8, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Series
Shadow of the WindSlayer #1
ISBN
9781957175300

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shadow of the WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald audiobook?

Shadow of the WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald runs 15 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10 hours.

Is the Shadow of the WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Shadow of the WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald?

Shadow of the WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald is narrated by Ross Mason.

Is Shadow of the WindSlayer Book I: Blood Herald worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10 hours, saving 5 hours.