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The Ships of Merior by Janny Wurts

The Ships of Merior: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Wars of Light and Shadow series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ships of Merior runs 24.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Colin Mace (about 16.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

24.6listening hrs
Paranormalstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 24.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Ships of Merior at common listening paces
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30 min / day50 days
1 hour / day25 days
2 hours / day13 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×17 days

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What our data says

  • At 24.6 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Wars of Light and Shadow

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 28 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 71.1 hours in all.

About as long, on the Paranormal shelf

106 Paranormal 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 Ships of Merior is book 2 of Janny Wurts's Wars of Light and Shadow series: a 24.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Colin Mace, released March 5, 2026, on the Paranormal and Religious Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
24.6 hrs
Narrated by
Colin Mace
Released
March 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Paranormal, Religious Fiction
Series
The Wars of Light and Shadow #2
ISBN
9780008791544

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Ships of Merior as an audiobook?

The Ships of Merior runs 24.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.4 hours.

Is The Ships of Merior free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Ships of Merior?

The Ships of Merior is narrated by Colin Mace.

Is The Ships of Merior worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.4 hours, saving 8.2 hours.