The Shining City: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shining City runs 18.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicola Barber (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nicola Barber
Nicola Barber narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,332 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
398 Romantasy (Romance) 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 Shining City is an audiobook by Jamie Thomas: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicola Barber, released June 23, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicola Barber
- Released
- June 23, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- ISBN
- 9781668655160
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shining City as an audiobook?
The Shining City runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.
Is The Shining City free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shining City?
The Shining City is narrated by Nicola Barber.
Is The Shining City worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours.