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Shadowfire by Tanith Lee

Shadowfire: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Birthgrave series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shadowfire audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Dan Calley (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.7listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Shadowfire at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.7 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Birthgrave Trilogy

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 21.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 43 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Birthgrave21.3 hrs
2Shadowfire8.7 hrs
3Hunting the White Witch13 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

Shadowfire is book 2 of Tanith Lee's Birthgrave series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Dan Calley, released June 29, 2026, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.7 hrs
Narrated by
Dan Calley
Released
June 29, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
Birthgrave Trilogy #2
ISBN
9798318533532

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shadowfire audiobook?

Shadowfire runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is the Shadowfire audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Shadowfire?

Shadowfire is narrated by Dan Calley.