The Son: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Nanomachines series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Son runs 11.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brian Wiggins (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Nanomachines
This is book 1. 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
2,043 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Path of Destruction
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Armada
- The Troop
- 1986 - Book 1: Hunted in Time
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 Son is book 1 of Nikolai Novikov's Nanomachines series: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Wiggins, released June 17, 2025, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brian Wiggins
- Released
- June 17, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Nanomachines #1
- ISBN
- 9798331985660
How to listen to The Son free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Son as an audiobook?
The Son runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is The Son free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Son?
The Son is narrated by Brian Wiggins.
Is The Son worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.