In the Hands of the Enemy: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Hands of Time series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In the Hands of the Enemy audiobook runs 22.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Brooke Shaffer (about 14.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22.1 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Hands of Time
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 44.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Hands of the Enemy | 22.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Hands Pulling the Strings | 22 hrs |
More narrated by Brooke Shaffer
Brooke Shaffer narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 165 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
298 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Clan of the Cave Bear
- The Other Boleyn Girl
- Matterhorn
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- The Long Ships
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
In the Hands of the Enemy is book 1 of Brooke Shaffer's Hands of Time series: a 22.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Brooke Shaffer, released November 8, 2021, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brooke Shaffer
- Released
- November 8, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- The Hands of Time #1
- ISBN
- 9781953113184
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In the Hands of the Enemy audiobook?
In the Hands of the Enemy runs 22.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.7 hours.
Is the In the Hands of the Enemy audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates In the Hands of the Enemy?
In the Hands of the Enemy is narrated by Brooke Shaffer.
Is In the Hands of the Enemy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.7 hours, saving 7.4 hours.