Emperor's Lion: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Imperial Assassin series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Emperor's Lion audiobook runs 10.7 hours unabridged, narrated by David Thorpe (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Imperial Assassin
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 48.6 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 70.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emperor's Sword | 13 hrs |
| 2 | Emperor's Knife | 13.4 hrs |
| 3 | Emperor's Axe | 11.8 hrs |
| 4 | Emperor's Spear | 10.3 hrs |
| 5 | Emperor's Lion | 10.7 hrs |
| 6 | Emperor's Fate | 10.9 hrs |
More narrated by David Thorpe
David Thorpe narrates 356 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,606 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,600 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
Emperor's Lion is book 5 of Alex Gough's Imperial Assassin series: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by David Thorpe, released February 16, 2023, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Thorpe
- Released
- February 16, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Imperial Assassin #5
- ISBN
- 9788728500811
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Emperor's Lion audiobook?
Emperor's Lion runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is the Emperor's Lion audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Emperor's Lion?
Emperor's Lion is narrated by David Thorpe.
Is Emperor's Lion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.