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The Botanist's Game by E. V. Everest

The Botanist's Game: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Shadows & Starlight series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Botanist's Game runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ellie Gossage (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.9listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Botanist's Game at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Shadows & Starlight

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.8 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 29.8 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Seven Crowns8.8 hrs
2The Botanist's Game7.9 hrs
3Rule of Shadows7.6 hrs
4Fallen Kingdom5.5 hrs

About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf

849 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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

The Botanist's Game is book 2 of E. V. Everest's Shadows & Starlight series: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Ellie Gossage, released February 9, 2026, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.9 hrs
Narrated by
Ellie Gossage
Released
February 9, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
Shadows & Starlight #2
ISBN
9798331926663

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Botanist's Game as an audiobook?

The Botanist's Game runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is The Botanist's Game free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Botanist's Game?

The Botanist's Game is narrated by Ellie Gossage.