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Shine by Aja

Shine: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Engima Origin Stories series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shine audiobook runs 4.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Winston James (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.5listening hrs
Modernstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Shine at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.5 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Shine is book 1 of Aja's Engima Origin Stories series: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Winston James, released July 29, 2025, on the Modern and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.5 hrs
Narrated by
Winston James
Released
July 29, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Modern, BIPOC Stories & Voices
Series
Engima Origin Stories #1
ISBN
9798855550801

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shine audiobook?

Shine runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is the Shine audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Shine?

Shine is narrated by Winston James.