The Mercenaries of Ice and Shadow: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Calgonian Realm series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mercenaries of Ice and Shadow runs 5.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dana Searing (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.9 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Calgonian Realm
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 14.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Element of Darkness | 9 hrs |
| 2 | The Mercenaries of Ice and Shadow | 5.9 hrs |
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
726 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 1
- A Court of Frost and Starlight
- A Court of Thorns and Roses (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 1
- A Court of Wings and Ruin (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 3
- A Court of Frost and Starlight [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 3.1
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 Mercenaries of Ice and Shadow is book 2 of Julie Vaid's Calgonian Realm series: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Dana Searing, released March 1, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dana Searing
- Released
- March 1, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Calgonian Realm #2
- ISBN
- 9798986784878
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mercenaries of Ice and Shadow as an audiobook?
The Mercenaries of Ice and Shadow runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.
Is The Mercenaries of Ice and Shadow free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Mercenaries of Ice and Shadow?
The Mercenaries of Ice and Shadow is narrated by Dana Searing.