Beneath the Lion's Gaze: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Beneath the Lion's Gaze audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Steven Crossley (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 12 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Steven Crossley
Steven Crossley narrates 290 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,468 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,121 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Beneath the Lion's Gaze is an audiobook by Maaza Mengiste: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Steven Crossley, released January 25, 2010, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Steven Crossley
- Released
- January 25, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Drama
- ISBN
- 9781400184941
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Beneath the Lion's Gaze audiobook?
Beneath the Lion's Gaze runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is the Beneath the Lion's Gaze audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Beneath the Lion's Gaze?
Beneath the Lion's Gaze is narrated by Steven Crossley.
Is Beneath the Lion's Gaze worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.