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The God Wave by Patrick Hemstreet

The God Wave: Audiobook

Book 1 of the God Wave series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The God Wave runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nick Podehl (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The God Wave at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Nick Podehl

Nick Podehl narrates 268 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,376 hours in all.

All Nick Podehl audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,078 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 God Wave is book 1 of Patrick Hemstreet's God Wave series: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick Podehl, released May 17, 2016, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Nick Podehl
Released
May 17, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
God Wave Trilogy #1
ISBN
9780062561503

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The God Wave as an audiobook?

The God Wave runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is The God Wave free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The God Wave?

The God Wave is narrated by Nick Podehl.

Is The God Wave worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.