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Shadowblack by Sebastien De Castell

Shadowblack: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Spellslinger series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shadowblack audiobook runs 9.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Jameson (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.5listening hrs
Coming of Agestore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Shadowblack at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 3,283 Coming of Age audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Spellslinger

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11 hours before it; books 1 to 8 run 95.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Spellslinger11 hrs
2Shadowblack9.5 hrs
3Charmcaster11.8 hrs
4Soulbinder11.6 hrs
5Queenslayer13.1 hrs
6Spellslinger 6: Crownbreaker14.3 hrs
7Way of the Argosi11.8 hrs
8Fall of the Argosi12.2 hrs

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

Shadowblack is book 2 of Sebastien De Castell's Spellslinger series: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Jameson, released August 21, 2018, on the Coming of Age shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.5 hrs
Narrated by
Joe Jameson
Released
August 21, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age
Series
Spellslinger #2
ISBN
9781549116438

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shadowblack audiobook?

Shadowblack runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is the Shadowblack audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Shadowblack?

Shadowblack is narrated by Joe Jameson.