The Ball and the Cross: Experience G. K. Chesterton's soaring Philosophical Fiction adventure, where a devout Catholic and a fierce atheist forge a spectacular rivalry—and a surprising bond—fleeing the modern world.: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ball and the Cross: Experience G. K. Chesterton's soaring Philosophical Fiction adventure, where a devout Catholic and a fierce atheist forge a spectacular rivalry—and a surprising bond—fleeing the modern world. runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Montoya (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
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John Montoya narrates 22 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 217 hours in all.
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- The Hound of the Baskervilles: Uncover a deadly curse in this masterpiece of Mystery / Detective Fiction, where Sherlock Holmes confronts a supernatural beast stalking the eerie, fog-drenched moors of Dartmoor.
About as long, on the Religious Fiction shelf
1,515 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Little Liar
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- Send Down the Rain
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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
The Ball and the Cross: Experience G. K. Chesterton's soaring Philosophical Fiction adventure, where a devout Catholic and a fierce atheist forge a spectacular rivalry—and a surprising bond—fleeing the modern world. is an audiobook by G.K. Chesterton: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by John Montoya, released April 10, 2026, on the Religious Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Montoya
- Released
- April 10, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Religious Fiction, Classics (Literature), Comedy, Satire & Parody
- ISBN
- 9780466653996
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How long is The Ball and the Cross: Experience G. K. Chesterton's soaring Philosophical Fiction adventure, where a devout Catholic and a fierce atheist forge a spectacular rivalry—and a surprising bond—fleeing the modern world. as an audiobook?
The Ball and the Cross: Experience G. K. Chesterton's soaring Philosophical Fiction adventure, where a devout Catholic and a fierce atheist forge a spectacular rivalry—and a surprising bond—fleeing the modern world. runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
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Who narrates The Ball and the Cross: Experience G. K. Chesterton's soaring Philosophical Fiction adventure, where a devout Catholic and a fierce atheist forge a spectacular rivalry—and a surprising bond—fleeing the modern world.?
The Ball and the Cross: Experience G. K. Chesterton's soaring Philosophical Fiction adventure, where a devout Catholic and a fierce atheist forge a spectacular rivalry—and a surprising bond—fleeing the modern world. is narrated by John Montoya.