The Ashen Hand of Kessrin: Audiobook
Book 2 of the War of the Twelve series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ashen Hand of Kessrin runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jay Forrester (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on War of the Twelve
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 7.9 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 37.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Broken Heart of Arelium | 7.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Ashen Hand of Kessrin | 9.5 hrs |
| 3 | The Burning Tears of Morlak | 9.3 hrs |
| 4 | The Obsidian Eyes of Klief | 11.2 hrs |
More narrated by Jay Forrester
Jay Forrester narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 122 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,896 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
The Ashen Hand of Kessrin is book 2 of Alex Robins's War of the Twelve series: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jay Forrester, released February 6, 2024, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jay Forrester
- Released
- February 6, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- War of the Twelve #2
- ISBN
- 9782958581190
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ashen Hand of Kessrin as an audiobook?
The Ashen Hand of Kessrin runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is The Ashen Hand of Kessrin free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ashen Hand of Kessrin?
The Ashen Hand of Kessrin is narrated by Jay Forrester.