Shanji: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Shanji series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shanji audiobook runs 13 hours unabridged, narrated by Maynard Villers (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shanji Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 23.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanji | 13 hrs |
| 2 | Empress Of Light (aka Mei-Lai-Gong) | 10.7 hrs |
More narrated by Maynard Villers
Maynard Villers narrates 60 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 472 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,402 Fantasy 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
Shanji is book 1 of James Glass's Shanji series: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Maynard Villers, released April 21, 2017, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Maynard Villers
- Released
- April 21, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Shanji Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781614539346
How to listen to Shanji free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shanji audiobook?
Shanji runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is the Shanji audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shanji?
Shanji is narrated by Maynard Villers.
Is Shanji worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.