The Druid of Shannara: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Heritage of Shannara series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Druid of Shannara runs 16.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 10.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 16.2 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Heritage of Shannara
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 17.8 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 66.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scions of Shannara | 17.8 hrs |
| 2 | The Druid of Shannara | 16.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Elf Queen of Shannara | 15.5 hrs |
| 4 | The Talismans of Shannara | 16.9 hrs |
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
891 Science Fiction 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 Druid of Shannara is book 2 of Terry Brooks's Heritage of Shannara series: a 16.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released June 28, 2016, on the Science Fiction and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- June 28, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Heritage of Shannara #2
- ISBN
- 9781524721886
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Druid of Shannara as an audiobook?
The Druid of Shannara runs 16.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.8 hours.
Is The Druid of Shannara free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Druid of Shannara?
The Druid of Shannara is narrated by John Lee.
Is The Druid of Shannara worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.8 hours, saving 5.4 hours.