The Shining City: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Rhiannon’s Ride series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shining City runs 19.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elle Newlands (about 12.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 39 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 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 19.1 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Rhiannon’s Ride Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 16.9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 49.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tower of Ravens | 16.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Shining City | 19.1 hrs |
| 3 | The Heart of Stars | 13.9 hrs |
More narrated by Elle Newlands
Elle Newlands narrates 35 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 382 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
552 Epic Fantasy 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 book 2 of Kate Forsyth's Rhiannon’s Ride series: a 19.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Elle Newlands, released April 12, 2022, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elle Newlands
- Released
- April 12, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Rhiannon’s Ride Series #2
- ISBN
- 9798200859528
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shining City as an audiobook?
The Shining City runs 19.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.8 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 Elle Newlands.
Is The Shining City worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.8 hours, saving 6.4 hours.