The Light Within: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Shadow and Light Duology series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Light Within runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lance West and Sean Hardisty (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 Shadow and Light Duology
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.1 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 24.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shadows Beyond | 12.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Light Within | 12.1 hrs |
More narrated by Lance West
Lance West narrates 81 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 760 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,698 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 Light Within is book 2 of TJ Rose's Shadow and Light Duology series: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Lance West and Sean Hardisty, released June 15, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lance West, Sean Hardisty
- Released
- June 15, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), LGBTQ+ (Romance), Fantasy
- Series
- Shadow and Light Duology #2
- ISBN
- 9798331957469
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Light Within as an audiobook?
The Light Within runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Light Within free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Light Within?
The Light Within is narrated by Lance West and Sean Hardisty.
Is The Light Within worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.