The Harsh Cry of the Heron: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Tales of the Otori series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Harsh Cry of the Heron runs 20 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Henri Lubatti and Julia Fletcher (about 13.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 40 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 20 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Henri Lubatti
Henri Lubatti narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 51 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
124 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Breaking Dawn
- Crush
- City of Heavenly Fire
- Chain of Gold
- Lady Midnight
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 Harsh Cry of the Heron is book 4 of Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori series: a 20-hour unabridged recording, read by Henri Lubatti and Julia Fletcher, released April 6, 2017, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20 hrs
- Narrated by
- Henri Lubatti, Julia Fletcher
- Released
- April 6, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Tales of the Otori #4
- ISBN
- 9781509857098
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Harsh Cry of the Heron as an audiobook?
The Harsh Cry of the Heron runs 20 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.3 hours.
Is The Harsh Cry of the Heron 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 Harsh Cry of the Heron is narrated by Henri Lubatti and Julia Fletcher.
Is The Harsh Cry of the Heron worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.3 hours, saving 6.7 hours.