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Age of Steel by Jez Cajiao

Age of Steel: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Rise of Mankind series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Age of Steel audiobook runs 18.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Neil Hellegers (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.5listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Age of Steel at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Rise of Mankind

This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 58.9 hours before it; books 1 to 8 run 169.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Age of Stone16.8 hrs
2Age of Bronze21.3 hrs
3Age of Iron20.8 hrs
4Age of Steel18.5 hrs
5Age of Forged Steel20.1 hrs
6Age of Glass20.2 hrs
7Age of Expansion23.9 hrs
8Age of Conquest27.7 hrs

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

Age of Steel is book 4 of Jez Cajiao's Rise of Mankind series: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Hellegers, released June 27, 2023, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.5 hrs
Narrated by
Neil Hellegers
Released
June 27, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy
Series
Rise of Mankind #4
ISBN
9798765095607

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Age of Steel audiobook?

Age of Steel runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.

Is the Age of Steel audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Age of Steel?

Age of Steel is narrated by Neil Hellegers.

Is Age of Steel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours.