The Council of Shadows: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Shadowspawn series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Council of Shadows runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Todd McLaren (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shadowspawn
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 38.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Taint in the Blood | 13.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Council of Shadows | 12.1 hrs |
| 3 | Shadows of Falling Night | 13.3 hrs |
More narrated by Todd McLaren
Todd McLaren narrates 191 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,238 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,726 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
The Council of Shadows is book 2 of S.M. Stirling's Shadowspawn series: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Todd McLaren, released May 4, 2011, on the Fantasy and Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Todd McLaren
- Released
- May 4, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Horror
- Series
- Shadowspawn #2
- ISBN
- 9781400184552
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Council of Shadows as an audiobook?
The Council of Shadows runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Council of Shadows free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Council of Shadows?
The Council of Shadows is narrated by Todd McLaren.
Is The Council of Shadows worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.