The Grandson: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Nanomachines series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Grandson runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brian Wiggins (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Nanomachines
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11.4 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 53.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Son | 11.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Grandson | 10.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Little Demon | 10.1 hrs |
| 4 | The First-Grader | 10.8 hrs |
| 5 | The Little Beast | 11 hrs |
More narrated by Brian Wiggins
Brian Wiggins narrates 64 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 606 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,150 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Dynasty of Evil
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Deceived
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 Grandson is book 2 of Nikolai Novikov's Nanomachines series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Wiggins, released January 19, 2026, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brian Wiggins
- Released
- January 19, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Nanomachines #2
- ISBN
- 9798331985684
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Grandson as an audiobook?
The Grandson runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is The Grandson free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Grandson?
The Grandson is narrated by Brian Wiggins.
Is The Grandson worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.