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Tested by Fate by David Donachie

Tested by Fate: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Nelson series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tested by Fate audiobook runs 14.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Andrew Wincott (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.4listening hrs
Action & Adventure (Fiction)store shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Tested by Fate at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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

What our data says

  • At 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Nelson

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 14.9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 41.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1On a Making Tide14.9 hrs
2Tested by Fate14.4 hrs
3Breaking the Line12.5 hrs

About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf

606 Action & Adventure (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

Tested by Fate is book 2 of David Donachie's Nelson series: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Andrew Wincott, released December 1, 2012, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.4 hrs
Narrated by
Andrew Wincott
Released
December 1, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction)
Series
Nelson #2
ISBN
9781407934549

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tested by Fate audiobook?

Tested by Fate runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is the Tested by Fate audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Tested by Fate?

Tested by Fate is narrated by Andrew Wincott.

Is Tested by Fate worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.