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The Riptide Ultra-Glide by Tim Dorsey

The Riptide Ultra-Glide: Audiobook

Book 16 of the Serge Storms series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Riptide Ultra-Glide runs 9.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Oliver Wyman (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.4listening hrs
Comedy, Satire & Parodystore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Riptide Ultra-Glide at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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

What our data says

  • At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 4,209 Comedy, Satire & Parody audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Serge Storms

This is book 16. Books 1 to 15 run 154.3 hours before it; books 1 to 16 run 163.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Florida Roadkill10.4 hrs
2Hammerhead Ranch Motel10.2 hrs
3Orange Crush11.1 hrs
4Triggerfish Twist11.3 hrs
5The Stingray Shuffle11.3 hrs
6Cadillac Beach10.7 hrs
7Torpedo Juice10.7 hrs
8The Big Bamboo10.6 hrs
9Hurricane Punch10.5 hrs
10Atomic Lobster10.4 hrs
11Nuclear Jellyfish9.4 hrs
12Gator A-Go-Go10.7 hrs

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 Riptide Ultra-Glide is book 16 of Tim Dorsey's Serge Storms series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Oliver Wyman, released January 22, 2013, on the Comedy, Satire & Parody shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.4 hrs
Narrated by
Oliver Wyman
Released
January 22, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Comedy, Satire & Parody
Series
Serge Storms #16
ISBN
9780062239600

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Riptide Ultra-Glide as an audiobook?

The Riptide Ultra-Glide runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is The Riptide Ultra-Glide free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Riptide Ultra-Glide?

The Riptide Ultra-Glide is narrated by Oliver Wyman.