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Reawakening by Orson Scott Card

Reawakening: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Side-Step series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Reawakening audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Reawakening at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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

What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Side-Step Trilogy

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11.4 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 24 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Wakers11.4 hrs
2Reawakening12.6 hrs

About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf

1,016 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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

Reawakening is book 2 of Orson Scott Card's Side-Step series: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Stefan Rudnicki, released January 13, 2026, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
Stefan Rudnicki
Released
January 13, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
The Side-Step Trilogy #2
ISBN
9798200849864

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Reawakening audiobook?

Reawakening runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the Reawakening audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Reawakening?

Reawakening is narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

Is Reawakening worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.