The Pillars of Sand: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Echoes of Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pillars of Sand runs 15.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nick Podehl (about 10.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.1 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nick Podehl
Nick Podehl narrates 268 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,376 hours in all.
- The Name of the Wind
- The Wise Man's Fear
- Black Hills
- This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It
- The Beginning of the End
About as long, on the Paranormal shelf
518 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Shining
- Pet Sematary
- If It Bleeds: Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life of Chuck, If It Bleeds, Rat
- The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
- The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1
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 Pillars of Sand is book 3 of Mark T. Barnes's Echoes of Empire series: a 15.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick Podehl, released May 20, 2014, on the Paranormal and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nick Podehl
- Released
- May 20, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Paranormal, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Echoes of Empire #3
- ISBN
- 9781480589223
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Pillars of Sand as an audiobook?
The Pillars of Sand runs 15.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.1 hours.
Is The Pillars of Sand free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Pillars of Sand?
The Pillars of Sand is narrated by Nick Podehl.
Is The Pillars of Sand worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.1 hours, saving 5 hours.