The Shadow of the Empire: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow of the Empire runs 6.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Shih (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Shih
David Shih narrates 106 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 957 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
2,658 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Killing Game (An Alexa Chase Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
- 3rd Degree
- Later
- The Beach House
- Twisted Twenty-Six
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 the Empire is an audiobook by Qiu Xiaolong: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by David Shih, released February 1, 2022, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Shih
- Released
- February 1, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781705048993
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow of the Empire as an audiobook?
The Shadow of the Empire runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.
Is The Shadow of the Empire free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow of the Empire?
The Shadow of the Empire is narrated by David Shih.