The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
Wakers by Orson Scott Card

Wakers: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Side-Step series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Wakers audiobook runs 11.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Wakers at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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 69% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Side-Step Trilogy

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 24 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Wakers11.4 hrs
2Reawakening12.6 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

Wakers is book 1 of Orson Scott Card's Side-Step series: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Stefan Rudnicki, released February 22, 2022, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Stefan Rudnicki
Released
February 22, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
The Side-Step Trilogy #1
ISBN
9798200849789

How to listen to Wakers free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is the Wakers audiobook?

Wakers runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the Wakers audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Wakers?

Wakers is narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

Is Wakers worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.