Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lee (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 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 |
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What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 1,697 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 199 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,557 hours in all.
About as long, on the Europe shelf
206 Europe audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World is an audiobook by Roger Crowley: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released July 15, 2008, on the Europe shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- July 15, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Europe
- ISBN
- 9781400177226
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World audiobook?
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World audiobook free?
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Who narrates Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World?
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World is narrated by John Lee.
Is Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.