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Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher

Dead Man's Hand: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Unorthodox Chronicles series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dead Man's Hand audiobook runs 11.2 hours unabridged, narrated by James Patrick Cronin (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Dead Man's Hand at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Unorthodox Chronicles

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 34.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Dead Man's Hand11.2 hrs
2Long Past Dues11.3 hrs
3Cold Iron Task12.3 hrs

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

Dead Man's Hand is book 1 of James J. Butcher's Unorthodox Chronicles series: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by James Patrick Cronin, released October 11, 2022, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
James Patrick Cronin
Released
October 11, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy
Series
The Unorthodox Chronicles #1
ISBN
9780593626016

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dead Man's Hand audiobook?

Dead Man's Hand runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is the Dead Man's Hand audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Dead Man's Hand?

Dead Man's Hand is narrated by James Patrick Cronin.

Is Dead Man's Hand worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.