The Shock of the Light: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shock of the Light runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susie Riddell (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Susie Riddell
Susie Riddell narrates 29 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 225 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,493 Literary Fiction 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 Shock of the Light is an audiobook by Lori Inglis Hall: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Susie Riddell, released February 12, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susie Riddell
- Released
- February 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
- ISBN
- 9780008701345
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shock of the Light as an audiobook?
The Shock of the Light runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Shock of the Light free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shock of the Light?
The Shock of the Light is narrated by Susie Riddell.
Is The Shock of the Light worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.