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The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara by Terry Brooks

The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Pre-Shannara: Legends of Shannara series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara runs 14.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Phil Gigante (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Pre-Shannara: Legends of Shannara

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.5 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 27.8 hours in all.

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 Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara is book 2 of Terry Brooks's Pre-Shannara: Legends of Shannara series: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil Gigante, released May 17, 2022, on the Science Fiction and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
Phil Gigante
Released
May 17, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy
Series
Pre-Shannara: Legends of Shannara #2
ISBN
9780593626832

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara as an audiobook?

The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara?

The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara is narrated by Phil Gigante.

Is The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.