The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Tales of the Otori series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori runs 20.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Henri Lubatti and Julia Fletcher (about 13.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 41 days |
| 1 hour / day | 21 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 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 20.1 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Henri Lubatti
Henri Lubatti narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 50 hours in all.
- The Harsh Cry of the Heron
- Jacques Pepin Art of the Chicken: A Master Chef’s Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird
- My Not-So-Great French Escape
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
158 Literary Fiction 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
The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori is book 4 of Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori series: a 20.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Henri Lubatti and Julia Fletcher, released September 11, 2006, on the Literary Fiction and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Henri Lubatti, Julia Fletcher
- Released
- September 11, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Tales of the Otori #4
- ISBN
- 9781598873559
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori as an audiobook?
The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori runs 20.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.4 hours.
Is The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori?
The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori is narrated by Henri Lubatti and Julia Fletcher.
Is The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.4 hours, saving 6.7 hours.