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Lion of the Sun by Harry Sidebottom

Lion of the Sun: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Warrior of Rome series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lion of the Sun audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Nick Boulton (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.7listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Lion of the Sun at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Warrior of Rome

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 27.9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 39.6 hours in all.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,235 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

Lion of the Sun is book 3 of Harry Sidebottom's Warrior of Rome series: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick Boulton, released January 1, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.7 hrs
Narrated by
Nick Boulton
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
Series
Warrior of Rome #3
ISBN
9781407469263

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lion of the Sun audiobook?

Lion of the Sun runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is the Lion of the Sun audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Lion of the Sun?

Lion of the Sun is narrated by Nick Boulton.

Is Lion of the Sun worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.