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The Early Years II by Steve Hodel

The Early Years II: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Further series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Early Years II runs 6.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.1listening hrs
True Crimestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Early Years II at common listening paces
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30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 2,718 True Crime audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Further

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 7.6 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 13.8 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Early Years I7.6 hrs
2The Early Years II6.1 hrs

More narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner

Malcolm Hillgartner narrates 285 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,361 hours in all.

All Malcolm Hillgartner audiobooks, measured

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 II is book 2 of Steve Hodel's Further series: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Malcolm Hillgartner, released January 1, 2023, on the True Crime shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.1 hrs
Narrated by
Malcolm Hillgartner
Released
January 1, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
True Crime
Series
The Further #2
ISBN
9798987482919

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Early Years II as an audiobook?

The Early Years II runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is The Early Years II free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Early Years II?

The Early Years II is narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner.