The Cross of Lead: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Crispin series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cross of Lead runs 6.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ron Keith (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 14,570 Kids audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ron Keith
Ron Keith narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 92 hours in all.
- Trumpeter of Krakow
- Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth
- Cold Is the Grave
- Strange Affair
- Horton Halfpott: Or, The Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; or, The Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset
About as long, on the Kids shelf
883 Kids audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Wrinkle in Time
- Little House on the Prairie
- Fish in a Tree
- The Phoenix and the Carpet
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
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
The Cross of Lead is book 1 of Avi's Crispin series: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron Keith, released May 23, 2008, on the Kids shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ron Keith
- Released
- May 23, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Kids
- Series
- Crispin #1
- ISBN
- 9781436134903
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cross of Lead as an audiobook?
The Cross of Lead runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.
Is The Cross of Lead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cross of Lead?
The Cross of Lead is narrated by Ron Keith.