The Shadow of the Lion: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Heirs of Alexandria series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow of the Lion runs 38.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Ferrone (about 25.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 38.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 77 days |
| 1 hour / day | 39 days |
| 2 hours / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 26 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 38.1 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Heirs of Alexandria
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 138 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shadow of the Lion | 38.1 hrs |
| 2 | This Rough Magic | 35.6 hrs |
| 3 | Much Fall of Blood | 26.4 hrs |
| 4 | Burdens of the Dead | 18.2 hrs |
| 5 | All the Plagues of Hell | 19.7 hrs |
More narrated by Richard Ferrone
Richard Ferrone narrates 273 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,217 hours in all.
- Rules of Prey
- A Voice in the Wind
- An Echo in the Darkness
- New York Dead
- Silent Prey
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
44 Science 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 Shadow of the Lion is book 1 of Dave Freer's Heirs of Alexandria series: a 38.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Ferrone, released August 26, 2019, on the Science Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 38.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Ferrone
- Released
- August 26, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Heirs of Alexandria #1
- ISBN
- 9781980050926
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow of the Lion as an audiobook?
The Shadow of the Lion runs 38.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 25.4 hours.
Is The Shadow of the Lion free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow of the Lion?
The Shadow of the Lion is narrated by Richard Ferrone.
Is The Shadow of the Lion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 25.4 hours, saving 12.7 hours.