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Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1 by Daniel José Older

Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Shadowshaper Cypher series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1 audiobook runs 7.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Anika Noni Rose (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.4listening hrs
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids)store shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.4 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 7.4 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 3,228 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Shadowshaper Cypher

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 28.1 hours in all.

About as long, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) shelf

262 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) 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

Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1 is book 1 of Daniel José Older's Shadowshaper Cypher series: a 7.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Anika Noni Rose, released November 1, 2015, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.4 hrs
Narrated by
Anika Noni Rose
Released
November 1, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids)
Series
The Shadowshaper Cypher #1
ISBN
9780545921220

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1 audiobook?

Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1 runs 7.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is the Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1 audiobook free?

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Who narrates Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1?

Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1 is narrated by Anika Noni Rose.