The Shadow of the Gods: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Bloodsworn series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow of the Gods runs 18.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Colin Mace (about 12.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.3 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 4,251 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Colin Mace
Colin Mace narrates 69 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 700 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
242 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Shadow of the Gods is book 1 of John Gwynne's Bloodsworn series: a 18.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Colin Mace, released May 4, 2021, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Colin Mace
- Released
- May 4, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Bloodsworn Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781549134036
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow of the Gods as an audiobook?
The Shadow of the Gods runs 18.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.2 hours.
Is The Shadow of the Gods free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow of the Gods?
The Shadow of the Gods is narrated by Colin Mace.
Is The Shadow of the Gods worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.2 hours, saving 6.1 hours.