Cradle of Lightning: A Story of Botswana: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Cradle of Lightning: A Story of Botswana audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert narrates 651 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,675 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,241 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
Cradle of Lightning: A Story of Botswana is an audiobook by Francine Walls: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released April 8, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tavia Gilbert
- Released
- April 8, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9798228465060
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Cradle of Lightning: A Story of Botswana audiobook?
Cradle of Lightning: A Story of Botswana runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is the Cradle of Lightning: A Story of Botswana audiobook free?
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Who narrates Cradle of Lightning: A Story of Botswana?
Cradle of Lightning: A Story of Botswana is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.