The Shimmering: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Shimmering series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shimmering runs 6.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Wolven (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.7 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Wolven
James Wolven narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 196 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
898 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- A Court of Wings and Ruin (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 3
- A Court of Wings and Ruin (2 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 3
- The Reckoning (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Zodiac Academy 3
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 Shimmering is book 1 of Michael L. Clark's Shimmering series: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James Wolven, released September 13, 2022, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Wolven
- Released
- September 13, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance)
- Series
- The Shimmering #1
- ISBN
- 9781669650409
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shimmering as an audiobook?
The Shimmering runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.
Is The Shimmering free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shimmering?
The Shimmering is narrated by James Wolven.