The Early Years I: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Further series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Early Years I runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 2,718 True Crime audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Further
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 13.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Early Years I | 7.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Early Years II | 6.1 hrs |
More narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner
Malcolm Hillgartner narrates 285 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,361 hours in all.
About as long, on the True Crime shelf
435 True Crime audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- Slave Girl: Abducted by traffickers. Sold as a sex slave. This is my true story.
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- Secrets in the Cellar: The True Story of the Austrian Incest Case That Shocked the World
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 Early Years I is book 1 of Steve Hodel's Further series: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Malcolm Hillgartner, released January 1, 2023, on the True Crime shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Malcolm Hillgartner
- Released
- January 1, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- True Crime
- Series
- The Further #1
- ISBN
- 9798987482902
How to listen to The Early Years I free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Early Years I as an audiobook?
The Early Years I runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Early Years I free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Early Years I?
The Early Years I is narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner.