Shoot the Messenger: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Messenger Chronicles series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shoot the Messenger audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Annie Ellicott and Jeff Hays (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Messenger Chronicles
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 50.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoot the Messenger | 8.7 hrs |
| 2 | Game of Lies: A Paranormal Space Fantasy | 8.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Nightshade’s Touch: A Paranormal Space Fantasy | 10.6 hrs |
| 4 | Prince of Dreams | 12.5 hrs |
| 5 | Her Dark Legion: A Paranormal Space Fantasy | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Annie Ellicott
Annie Ellicott narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 98 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
1,152 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Court of Mist and Fury (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 2
- Fourth Wing (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean 1
- A Court of Mist and Fury (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 2
- Iron Flame (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean 2
- Witch's Curse
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
Shoot the Messenger is book 1 of Pippa DaCosta's Messenger Chronicles series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Annie Ellicott and Jeff Hays, released July 28, 2020, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Annie Ellicott, Jeff Hays
- Released
- July 28, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Space Opera, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Messenger Chronicles #1
- ISBN
- 9781799923213
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shoot the Messenger audiobook?
Shoot the Messenger runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is the Shoot the Messenger audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shoot the Messenger?
Shoot the Messenger is narrated by Annie Ellicott and Jeff Hays.