The Iron Hand of Mars: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Iron Hand of Mars runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 33.4 hours before it; books 1 to 20 run 232 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Silver Pigs | 9.2 hrs |
| 2 | Shadows in Bronze | 14 hrs |
| 3 | Venus in Copper: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery | 10.2 hrs |
| 4 | The Iron Hand of Mars | 10.8 hrs |
| 5 | Poseidon’s Gold | 12.1 hrs |
| 6 | Last Act in Palmyra: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery | 13.5 hrs |
| 7 | Time to Depart: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery | 12.8 hrs |
| 8 | A Dying Light in Corduba: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery | 12.7 hrs |
| 9 | Three Hands in the Fountain: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery | 11.3 hrs |
| 10 | Two for the Lions: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery | 12.1 hrs |
| 11 | One Virgin Too Many: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery | 11.1 hrs |
| 12 | Ode to a Banker: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery | 11.6 hrs |
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 258 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,739 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,584 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
The Iron Hand of Mars is book 4 of Lindsey Davis's Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released October 6, 2015, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- October 6, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- The Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries #4
- ISBN
- 9781504639323
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Iron Hand of Mars as an audiobook?
The Iron Hand of Mars runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Iron Hand of Mars free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Iron Hand of Mars?
The Iron Hand of Mars is narrated by Simon Prebble.
Is The Iron Hand of Mars worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.