The Kartoss Gambit: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Way of the Shaman series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Kartoss Gambit runs 15.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Yen (about 10.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 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 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Way of the Shaman
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11.4 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 115.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Survival Quest | 11.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Kartoss Gambit | 15.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Secret of the Dark Forest | 19.1 hrs |
| 4 | The Phantom Castle | 19.1 hrs |
| 5 | The Karmadont Chess Set | 15.9 hrs |
| 6 | Shaman's Revenge | 16.9 hrs |
| 7 | Clans War | 16.9 hrs |
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Jonathan Yen narrates 288 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,172 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
926 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 Kartoss Gambit is book 2 of Vasily Mahanenko's Way of the Shaman series: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Yen, released April 12, 2016, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Yen
- Released
- April 12, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Way of the Shaman #2
- ISBN
- 9781515973621
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Kartoss Gambit as an audiobook?
The Kartoss Gambit runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.6 hours.
Is The Kartoss Gambit free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Kartoss Gambit?
The Kartoss Gambit is narrated by Jonathan Yen.
Is The Kartoss Gambit worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.6 hours, saving 5.3 hours.