The Outstretched Shadow: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Obsidian series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Outstretched Shadow runs 30.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Ericksen (about 20.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 30.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 62 days |
| 1 hour / day | 31 days |
| 2 hours / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 21 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 30.7 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Obsidian
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 91 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Outstretched Shadow | 30.7 hrs |
| 2 | To Light a Candle | 34.9 hrs |
| 3 | When Darkness Falls | 25.5 hrs |
More narrated by Susan Ericksen
Susan Ericksen narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
108 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Eye of the World: Book One of The Wheel of Time
- Iron Flame
- The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn
- A Crown of Swords: Book Seven of 'The Wheel of Time'
- The Gathering Storm: Book Twelve of the Wheel of Time
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 Outstretched Shadow is book 1 of James Mallory's Obsidian series: a 30.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Ericksen, released February 22, 2010, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 30.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susan Ericksen
- Released
- February 22, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Obsidian #1
- ISBN
- 9781400183821
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Outstretched Shadow as an audiobook?
The Outstretched Shadow runs 30.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 20.4 hours.
Is The Outstretched Shadow free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Outstretched Shadow?
The Outstretched Shadow is narrated by Susan Ericksen.
Is The Outstretched Shadow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 20.4 hours, saving 10.2 hours.