The Shadow of Cain: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Renaissance series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow of Cain runs 17.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Percival Kingsley (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.1 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Renaissance Trilogy
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 16.4 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 33.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mercy of Lions: The Renaissance Trilogy - Book I | 16.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Shadow of Cain | 17.1 hrs |
More narrated by Percival Kingsley
Percival Kingsley narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 140 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
876 Historical (Fiction) 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 Shadow of Cain is book 2 of Henry Vyner-Brooks's Renaissance series: a 17.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Percival Kingsley, released September 26, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Historical (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Percival Kingsley
- Released
- September 26, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Historical (Romance)
- Series
- The Renaissance Trilogy #2
- ISBN
- 9798318384240
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow of Cain as an audiobook?
The Shadow of Cain runs 17.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.
Is The Shadow of Cain free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow of Cain?
The Shadow of Cain is narrated by Percival Kingsley.
Is The Shadow of Cain worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.