Arm of the Sphinx: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Books of Babel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Arm of the Sphinx audiobook runs 14 hours unabridged, narrated by John Banks (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Books of Babel
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 14.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 48.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senlin Ascends | 14.3 hrs |
| 2 | Arm of the Sphinx | 14 hrs |
| 3 | The Hod King | 20.3 hrs |
More narrated by John Banks
John Banks narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,170 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
848 Epic Fantasy 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
Arm of the Sphinx is book 2 of Josiah Bancroft's Books of Babel series: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by John Banks, released March 13, 2018, on the Epic Fantasy and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Banks
- Released
- March 13, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Books of Babel #2
- ISBN
- 9781549168208
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Arm of the Sphinx audiobook?
Arm of the Sphinx runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.
Is the Arm of the Sphinx audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Arm of the Sphinx?
Arm of the Sphinx is narrated by John Banks.
Is Arm of the Sphinx worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.7 hours.