The Hands Pulling the Strings: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Hands of Time series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hands Pulling the Strings runs 22 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brooke Shaffer (about 14.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 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 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Hands of Time
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 22.1 hours before it; 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 Science Fiction shelf
330 Science 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
The Hands Pulling the Strings is book 2 of Brooke Shaffer's Hands of Time series: a 22-hour unabridged recording, read by Brooke Shaffer, released December 4, 2021, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brooke Shaffer
- Released
- December 4, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- The Hands of Time #2
- ISBN
- 9781953113177
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hands Pulling the Strings as an audiobook?
The Hands Pulling the Strings runs 22 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.7 hours.
Is The Hands Pulling the Strings free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Hands Pulling the Strings?
The Hands Pulling the Strings is narrated by Brooke Shaffer.
Is The Hands Pulling the Strings worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.7 hours, saving 7.3 hours.