The Rose in the Shadows: Audiobook
Book 1 of the House of Hyrax series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rose in the Shadows runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brittany Goodwin (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on House of Hyrax
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 24.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rose in the Shadows | 12.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Crown of the Dark Prince | 11.7 hrs |
More narrated by Brittany Goodwin
Brittany Goodwin narrates 139 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,019 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,576 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 Rose in the Shadows is book 1 of Arcadia Rayne's House of Hyrax series: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Brittany Goodwin, released September 22, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brittany Goodwin
- Released
- September 22, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Fantasy
- Series
- House of Hyrax #1
- ISBN
- 9798347208005
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rose in the Shadows as an audiobook?
The Rose in the Shadows runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is The Rose in the Shadows free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rose in the Shadows?
The Rose in the Shadows is narrated by Brittany Goodwin.
Is The Rose in the Shadows worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.