The Shadow of Earth: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Expansion: The History of the Galaxy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow of Earth runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Aaron Shedlock (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Expansion: The History of the Galaxy
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 25.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blind Punch | 9 hrs |
| 2 | The Shadow of Earth | 8.5 hrs |
| 3 | Servobattalion | 7.5 hrs |
More narrated by Aaron Shedlock
Aaron Shedlock narrates 434 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,200 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,917 Science 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 Earth is book 2 of Andrei Livadny's Expansion: The History of the Galaxy series: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Aaron Shedlock, released June 12, 2018, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Aaron Shedlock
- Released
- June 12, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Expansion: The History of the Galaxy #2
- ISBN
- 9781541486737
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow of Earth as an audiobook?
The Shadow of Earth runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is The Shadow of Earth free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow of Earth?
The Shadow of Earth is narrated by Aaron Shedlock.