A Lion's Head: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Pawn of Samsara series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Lion's Head runs 5.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by D.M De Alwis (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.4 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Pawn of Samsara
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 12.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Lion's Head | 5.4 hrs |
| 2 | A Lion's Pride | 7.3 hrs |
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
928 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Princess and the Goblin
- A Gift of Dragons
- Flea Market Magic
- Spellbound: Crossbreed, Book 8
- What Moves the Dead
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
A Lion's Head is book 1 of D.M. De Alwis's Pawn of Samsara series: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by D.M De Alwis, released January 17, 2026, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- D.M De Alwis
- Released
- January 17, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Pawn of Samsara #1
- ISBN
- 9781069666062
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Lion's Head as an audiobook?
A Lion's Head runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.
Is A Lion's Head free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Lion's Head?
A Lion's Head is narrated by D.M De Alwis.