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The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams

The Shadow Reader: Audiobook

Book 1 of the A Shadow Reader Novel series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow Reader runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sierra Kline (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.2listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Shadow Reader at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on A Shadow Reader Novel

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 33.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Shadow Reader12.2 hrs
2The Shattered Dark10.1 hrs
3The Sharpest Blade10.9 hrs

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 Reader is book 1 of Sandy Williams's A Shadow Reader Novel series: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Sierra Kline, released February 3, 2023, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.2 hrs
Narrated by
Sierra Kline
Released
February 3, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy
Series
A Shadow Reader Novel #1
ISBN
9798882229824

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Shadow Reader as an audiobook?

The Shadow Reader runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is The Shadow Reader free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Shadow Reader?

The Shadow Reader is narrated by Sierra Kline.

Is The Shadow Reader worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.