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Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time by Liz Braswell

Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time: Audiobook

Book 3 of the A Twisted Tale Audio series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by James Patrick Cronin (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on A Twisted Tale Audio

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 18.3 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 69.5 hours in all.

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

Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time is book 3 of Liz Braswell's A Twisted Tale Audio series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by James Patrick Cronin, released January 15, 2026, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
James Patrick Cronin
Released
January 15, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Fairy Tales & Folklore (Teen & YA)
Series
A Twisted Tale Audio #3
ISBN
9781835879245

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time audiobook?

Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is the Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time?

Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time is narrated by James Patrick Cronin.

Is Beauty and the Beast: As Old As Time worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.