Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dark Legacy of Shannara series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara audiobook runs 14.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Rosalyn Landor (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Dark Legacy of Shannara
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 43 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara | 14.4 hrs |
| 2 | Bloodfire Quest: The Dark Legacy of Shannara | 12.9 hrs |
| 3 | Witch Wraith: The Dark Legacy of Shannara | 15.7 hrs |
More narrated by Rosalyn Landor
Rosalyn Landor narrates 297 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,735 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,253 Science 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
Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara is book 1 of Terry Brooks's Dark Legacy of Shannara series: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Rosalyn Landor, released August 21, 2012, on the Science Fiction and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rosalyn Landor
- Released
- August 21, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Dark Legacy of Shannara #1
- ISBN
- 9780307913654
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara audiobook?
Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.
Is the Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara?
Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara is narrated by Rosalyn Landor.
Is Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.