The Shimmer: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shimmer runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- Something So Right
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Haunted Forest Tour
- Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
3,004 Suspense 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 Shimmer is an audiobook by Carsten Stroud: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released June 5, 2018, on the Suspense and Paranormal shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- June 5, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, Paranormal
- ISBN
- 9781488204722
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shimmer as an audiobook?
The Shimmer runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is The Shimmer free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shimmer?
The Shimmer is narrated by Joe Hempel.