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The Lightness of Water by Toni Cabell

The Lightness of Water: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Water Witch series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lightness of Water runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lisa Lynn Sandlin (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Lightness of Water at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Water Witch

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 16.8 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Lightness of Water8.2 hrs
2The Way of Water8.5 hrs

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 Lightness of Water is book 1 of Toni Cabell's Water Witch series: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Lisa Lynn Sandlin, released September 9, 2026, on the Tough Topics and Romance (Teen & YA) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Lisa Lynn Sandlin
Released
September 9, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics, Romance (Teen & YA)
Series
Water Witch #1
ISBN
9798903281015

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Lightness of Water as an audiobook?

The Lightness of Water runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is The Lightness of Water free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Lightness of Water?

The Lightness of Water is narrated by Lisa Lynn Sandlin.