The 5th Wave: Audiobook
Book 1 of the 5th Wave series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The 5th Wave runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brandon Espinoza and Phoebe Strole (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The 5th Wave
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 30.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 5th Wave | 12.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Infinite Sea: The Second Book of the 5th Wave | 8.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Last Star: The Final Book of The 5th Wave | 9.3 hrs |
More narrated by Phoebe Strole
Phoebe Strole narrates 118 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,042 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,014 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
The 5th Wave is book 1 of Rick Yancey's 5th Wave series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Brandon Espinoza and Phoebe Strole, released May 7, 2013, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brandon Espinoza, Phoebe Strole
- Released
- May 7, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Action & Adventure (Teen & YA)
- Series
- The 5th Wave #1
- ISBN
- 9781101618066
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The 5th Wave as an audiobook?
The 5th Wave runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The 5th Wave free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The 5th Wave?
The 5th Wave is narrated by Brandon Espinoza and Phoebe Strole.
Is The 5th Wave worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.