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Shift by Dana Goldstein

Shift: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Dax Masters series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shift audiobook runs 5.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Brian Holden (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.6listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Kids)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Shift at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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

What our data says

  • At 5.6 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 7,218 Animals & Nature (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Dax Masters

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 11.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Shift5.6 hrs
2Flow6 hrs

About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Kids) shelf

285 Animals & Nature (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

Shift is book 1 of Dana Goldstein's Dax Masters series: a 5.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Holden, released April 13, 2026, on the Animals & Nature (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.6 hrs
Narrated by
Brian Holden
Released
April 13, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Kids)
Series
Dax Masters #1
ISBN
9798331918545

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shift audiobook?

Shift runs 5.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.

Is the Shift audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Shift?

Shift is narrated by Brian Holden.