Sword & Shadow: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Warriors & Mages series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sword & Shadow audiobook runs 23.8 hours unabridged, narrated by James Meunier and Caroline Hewitt (about 15.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 23.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 48 days |
| 1 hour / day | 24 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 23.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Warriors & Mages
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 26.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 81.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire & Night | 26.7 hrs |
| 2 | Sword & Shadow | 23.8 hrs |
| 3 | Relics & Thrones | 30.9 hrs |
More narrated by James Meunier
James Meunier narrates 43 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 533 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
142 Romantasy (Romance) 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 & Shadow is book 2 of V.K. Dixon's Warriors & Mages series: a 23.8-hour unabridged recording, read by James Meunier and Caroline Hewitt, released February 3, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 23.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Meunier, Caroline Hewitt
- Released
- February 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Warriors & Mages #2
- ISBN
- 9781668161111
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sword & Shadow audiobook?
Sword & Shadow runs 23.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.9 hours.
Is the Sword & Shadow audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Sword & Shadow?
Sword & Shadow is narrated by James Meunier and Caroline Hewitt.
Is Sword & Shadow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.9 hours, saving 7.9 hours.