Shadow Tainted: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Arcane Arts Academy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shadow Tainted audiobook runs 7.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Heather Costa and Brandon Utah (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Arcane Arts Academy
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 20.5 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 38.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soul Bound | 6.3 hrs |
| 2 | Magic Untamed | 6.5 hrs |
| 3 | Blood Pledged | 7.7 hrs |
| 4 | Shadow Tainted | 7.9 hrs |
| 5 | Death Kissed | 10.4 hrs |
More narrated by Heather Costa
Heather Costa narrates 138 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,159 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
829 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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 Tainted is book 4 of Elena Lawson's Arcane Arts Academy series: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Heather Costa and Brandon Utah, released January 26, 2026, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Heather Costa, Brandon Utah
- Released
- January 26, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- The Arcane Arts Academy #4
- ISBN
- 9798855588781
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shadow Tainted audiobook?
Shadow Tainted runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is the Shadow Tainted audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shadow Tainted?
Shadow Tainted is narrated by Heather Costa and Brandon Utah.