The Shadows of Excess: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Beyond Mercenary series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadows of Excess runs 5.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Amy Melissa Bentley (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.9 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Beyond Mercenary
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 17.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood Illusions | 6 hrs |
| 2 | The Shadows of Excess | 5.9 hrs |
| 3 | Mirror of Vanity | 5.9 hrs |
More narrated by Amy Melissa Bentley
Amy Melissa Bentley narrates 261 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,305 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,077 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Princess and the Goblin
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- The Vampire Knitting Club
- A Gift of Dragons
- Edgedancer
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 of Excess is book 2 of M Guida's Beyond Mercenary series: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy Melissa Bentley, released September 10, 2024, on the Fantasy and Paranormal shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Amy Melissa Bentley
- Released
- September 10, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Paranormal
- Series
- Beyond Mercenary #2
- ISBN
- 9798855549744
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadows of Excess as an audiobook?
The Shadows of Excess runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.
Is The Shadows of Excess free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadows of Excess?
The Shadows of Excess is narrated by Amy Melissa Bentley.