Shadow on the Crown: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Emma of Normandy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shadow on the Crown audiobook runs 13.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Katie Firth (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Katie Firth
Katie Firth narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 49 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,176 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Before We Were Yours
- The Women
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
- The Invention of Wings
Other recordings
- The 2015 recording read by Maggie Mash runs 2.9 hours longer (16.6 hours).
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 on the Crown is book 1 of Patricia Bracewell's Emma of Normandy series: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Katie Firth, released February 7, 2013, on the Historical (Romance) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Katie Firth
- Released
- February 7, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781101605271
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shadow on the Crown audiobook?
Shadow on the Crown runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is the Shadow on the Crown audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shadow on the Crown?
Shadow on the Crown is narrated by Katie Firth.
Is Shadow on the Crown worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.