The Engines of God: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Academy series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Engines of God runs 14.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tom Weiner (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.9 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Academy Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 29.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Engines of God | 14.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Thoroughbreds | 14.3 hrs |
More narrated by Tom Weiner
Tom Weiner narrates 201 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,000 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,125 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 Engines of God is book 1 of Jack McDevitt's Academy series: a 14.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Weiner, released October 26, 2009, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Weiner
- Released
- October 26, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- The Academy Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781483066233
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Engines of God as an audiobook?
The Engines of God runs 14.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.
Is The Engines of God free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Engines of God?
The Engines of God is narrated by Tom Weiner.
Is The Engines of God worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 5 hours.