Sword and Shadow: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Wolves of Elantra series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sword and Shadow audiobook runs 16.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Khristine Hvam (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.8 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Wolves of Elantra
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 17.2 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 34 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Emperor's Wolves | 17.2 hrs |
| 2 | Sword and Shadow | 16.8 hrs |
More narrated by Khristine Hvam
Khristine Hvam narrates 218 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,970 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
766 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
Sword and Shadow is book 2 of Michelle Sagara's Wolves of Elantra series: a 16.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Khristine Hvam, released February 22, 2022, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Khristine Hvam
- Released
- February 22, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Wolves of Elantra #2
- ISBN
- 9781488213427
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sword and Shadow audiobook?
Sword and Shadow runs 16.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.
Is the Sword and Shadow audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Sword and Shadow?
Sword and Shadow is narrated by Khristine Hvam.
Is Sword and Shadow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.