The Shadows: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Fianna series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadows runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Karen Peakes (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 824 Historical (Teen & YA) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Fianna Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 26.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shadows | 9.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Web | 9.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Veil | 8 hrs |
More narrated by Karen Peakes
Karen Peakes narrates 85 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 838 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Teen & YA) shelf
171 Historical (Teen & YA) 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 Shadows is book 1 of Megan Chance's Fianna series: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Peakes, released June 3, 2014, on the Historical (Teen & YA) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Karen Peakes
- Released
- June 3, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Teen & YA)
- Series
- Fianna Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781480598300
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadows as an audiobook?
The Shadows runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is The Shadows free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadows?
The Shadows is narrated by Karen Peakes.