Athena: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Athena audiobook runs 9.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.1 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith
Nicholas Guy Smith narrates 100 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,207 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,793 Literary Fiction 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
Athena is an audiobook by John Banville: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicholas Guy Smith, released November 21, 2023, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicholas Guy Smith
- Released
- November 21, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780593795842
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Athena audiobook?
Athena runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is the Athena audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Athena?
Athena is narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith.