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The Shadow Series: Audiobooks in Reading Order

The The Shadow Series audiobook series runs 5 books in reading order, narrated by 5 narrators, about 54 hours total (estimated) in our catalog. We cover 5 The Shadow Series audiobooks with live pages here, in the retailer's reading order, carrying 177 listener ratings between them. Back to back at an hour a day that is about 54 days of listening. Per-book length, rating and narrator are below, with a finish-time calculator for the whole series.

5books in order
54total hrs (est.)
177listener ratings
4.00★avg rating

The reading order

  1. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card

    Book 1 · 13.4 hrs est. · 4.0★

    13.4 hrs est. · about 14 days at an hour a day · narrated by Gabrielle De Cuir.

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  2. Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card

    Book 2 · 13.1 hrs est. · 4.0★

    13.1 hrs est. · about 14 days at an hour a day · narrated by Gabrielle De Cuir.

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  3. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card

    Book 3 · 10.4 hrs est. · 3.7★

    10.4 hrs est. · about 11 days at an hour a day · narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

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  4. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card

    Book 4 · 10.9 hrs est. · 4.0★

    10.9 hrs est. · about 11 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.

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  5. Shadows in flight by Orson Scott Card

    Book 5 · 6.6 hrs est. · 4.3★

    6.6 hrs est. · about 7 days at an hour a day · narrated by Emily Janice Card.

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The instrumentHow long to finish the whole series?

Based on 54 hours across all 5 books (some estimated).

Days to finish all 5 books at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish all 5 in
30 min / day108 days
1 hour / day54 days
2 hours / day27 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×36 days

What our data says about the series

  • 5 narrators across the 5 books: Gabrielle De Cuir, Scott Brick, David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki, and 1 more.
  • Longest: Ender's Shadow (13.4 hrs est.). Shortest: Shadows in flight (6.6 hrs).

How this reading order is sourced

Reading order and series membership come from the audiobooks.com catalog, confirmed against each book's author on its own product page (we never guess). We list the 5 books this series carries with live pages in our catalog, positions 1 to 5, in order. Total listening time sums our per-book hours, some estimated from page counts at a typical narration pace. Dataset build 2026-07-24; the list recomputes with every data refresh. Full methodology · All science fiction audiobooks we measured

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Questions listeners ask

What order should I listen to the The Shadow Series audiobooks in?

In reading order: 1. Ender's Shadow; 2. Shadow of the Hegemon; 3. Shadow Puppets; 4. Shadow of the Giant; 5. Shadows in flight.

How long are all the The Shadow Series audiobooks together?

The 5 books we cover total about 54 hours (estimated for some). At an hour a day that is roughly 54 days; at 1.5× speed about 36 hours.

Who narrates the The Shadow Series audiobooks?

Across the 5 books: Gabrielle De Cuir, Scott Brick, David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki, Emily Janice Card.

Can I listen to the The Shadow Series series free?

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