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The Fifth Man by Randall Ingermanson, John Olson

The Fifth Man: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fifth Man runs 15.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.8listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Fifth Man at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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

What our data says

  • At 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

936 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 Fifth Man is an audiobook by Randall Ingermanson and John Olson: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released August 14, 2009, on the Science Fiction and Religious Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.8 hrs
Narrated by
Norman Dietz
Released
August 14, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Religious Fiction
ISBN
9781440768484

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fifth Man as an audiobook?

The Fifth Man runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.

Is The Fifth Man free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Fifth Man?

The Fifth Man is narrated by Norman Dietz.

Is The Fifth Man worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.