The Shadow Series: Audiobooks in Reading Order
The The Shadow Series audiobook series runs 5 books in reading order, narrated by 5 narrators, about 58 hours total 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 58 days of listening. Per-book length, rating and narrator are below, with a finish-time calculator for the whole series.
The reading order
Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
15.7 hrs · about 16 days at an hour a day · narrated by Gabrielle De Cuir.
Start listening free →Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
12.9 hrs · about 13 days at an hour a day · narrated by Gabrielle De Cuir.
Start listening free →Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
10.8 hrs · about 11 days at an hour a day · narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.
Start listening free →Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
12.5 hrs · about 13 days at an hour a day · narrated by Scott Brick.
Start listening free →Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card
6.4 hrs · 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 58 hours across all 5 books.
| Your pace | You'll finish all 5 in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 116 days |
| 1 hour / day | 58 days |
| 2 hours / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 39 days |
You'll finish all 5 in–by –
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 (15.7 hrs). Shortest: Shadows in Flight (6.4 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. Dataset build 2026-10-05; the list recomputes with every data refresh. Full methodology · All science fiction audiobooks we measured
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Start listening freeQuestions 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 58 hours. At an hour a day that is roughly 58 days; at 1.5× speed about 39 hours.
Who narrates the The Shadow Series audiobooks?
Across the 5 books: Gabrielle De Cuir, Scott Brick, David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki, Emily Janice Card.
Is the The Shadow Series audiobook series free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.