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The Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5) by Jennifer A. Nielsen

The Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5): Audiobook

Book 5 of the Ascendance series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5) runs 9.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Charlie Mcwade (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.9listening hrs
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids)store shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 3,228 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Ascendance Trilogy

This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 36 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 45.9 hours in all.

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 Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5) is book 5 of Jennifer A. Nielsen's Ascendance series: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Charlie Mcwade, released October 19, 2021, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.9 hrs
Narrated by
Charlie Mcwade
Released
October 19, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids)
Series
Ascendance Trilogy #5
ISBN
9781338777789

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5) as an audiobook?

The Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5) runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is The Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5) free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5)?

The Shattered Castle (The Ascendance Series, Book 5) is narrated by Charlie Mcwade.