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Audiobook length / The Wheel of Time

The Shadow Rising audiobook length

The unabridged The Shadow Rising audiobook by Robert Jordan is 41 hours 13 minutes long, read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. It is book 4 of 14 in The Wheel of Time.

Length at 1x

41h 13m

41:13:43, unabridged

At 1.5x

27h 29m

saves 13h 44m

At 2x

20h 36m

half the time

SpeedListening timeTime savedDays at 1 hour a day
1x41h 13m-42
1.25x32h 58m8h 14m33
1.5x27h 29m13h 44m28
1.75x23h 33m17h 40m24
2x20h 36m20h 36m21
2.5x16h 29m24h 44m17
3x13h 44m27h 29m14

When will I finish?

At 1.5x and 45 minutes a day you finish in 37 days.

Length from the Apple Books listing for this edition, checked 3 October 2026. Other stores sell the same recording at the same length.

How many days to listen to The Shadow Rising

Days needed to finish the 41 hours 13 minutes recording, by how long you listen each day.

Each day1x1.25x1.5x2x
15 minutes165 days132 days110 days83 days
30 minutes83 days66 days55 days42 days
1 hour42 days33 days28 days21 days
1.5 hours28 days22 days19 days14 days
2 hours21 days17 days14 days11 days

How long does it take to read The Shadow Rising?

Reading the book yourself takes about 25 hours 33 minutes at an average adult reading speed of 250 words a minute. The Shadow Rising is roughly 383,000 words, estimated from the audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, and print editions run about 960 pages (the middle value across 34 editions listed on Open Library).

Reading speedTime to readAt 1 hour a day
Relaxed (200 words a minute)31h 57m32 days
Average adult (250 words a minute)25h 33m26 days
Fast (300 words a minute)21h 18m22 days
Very fast (400 words a minute)15h 58m16 days

Your speed: words a minute = 25h 33m. Reading is 38% faster than listening at 1x, and about the same as listening at 1.6x.

For any other book, page count or text, use the reading time calculator.

The Wheel of Time audiobook lengths

#BookLengthAt 1.5x
1The Eye of the World29h 58m19h 58m
2The Great Hunt26h 34m17h 42m
3The Dragon Reborn24h 48m16h 32m
4The Shadow Rising41h 13m27h 29m
5The Fires of Heaven36h 26m24h 17m
6Lord of Chaos41h 32m27h 41m
7A Crown of Swords30h 24m20h 16m
8The Path of Daggers23h 25m15h 37m
9Winter’s Heart24h 12m16h 08m
10Crossroads of Twilight26h 04m17h 23m
11Knife of Dreams32h 19m21h 32m
12The Gathering Storm32h 59m21h 59m
13Towers of Midnight38h 21m25h 34m
14A Memory of Light41h 47m27h 51m

The whole series takes 450 hours 9 minutes. See The Wheel of Time audiobook length page for totals at every speed.

Listening faster

Most listeners are comfortable between 1.25x and 1.5x, which turns 41h 13m into 32h 58m to 27h 29m. If Michael Kramer and Kate Reading’s pace feels slow, raise the speed by 0.1x every few days. For any other book, type its length into the audiobook speed calculator.

Questions

How long is The Shadow Rising audiobook?

The unabridged The Shadow Rising audiobook read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is 41 hours 13 minutes long (41:13:43).

How long is The Shadow Rising at 1.5x speed?

27 hours 29 minutes at 1.5x, 32 hours 58 minutes at 1.25x and 20 hours 36 minutes at 2x.

Who narrates The Shadow Rising audiobook?

Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, for Macmillan Audio.

How long does it take to read The Shadow Rising?

About 25 hours 33 minutes at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, for roughly 383,000 words (print editions run about 960 pages). A fast reader at 300 words a minute needs about 21 hours 18 minutes.

How many days does it take to listen to The Shadow Rising?

At an hour a day it takes 42 days at normal speed, or 28 days at 1.5x. At 30 minutes a day it takes 83 days, or 55 days at 1.5x.

How long is the whole Wheel of Time series on audiobook?

All 14 books add up to 450 hours 9 minutes. See the full list on The Wheel of Time audiobook length page.

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