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Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece by Michael Benson

Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece audiobook runs 18 hours unabridged, narrated by Todd Mclaren (about 12 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18 hours of listening.

Days to finish Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 18 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece is an audiobook by Michael Benson: a 18-hour unabridged recording, read by Todd Mclaren, released June 26, 2018, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18 hrs
Narrated by
Todd Mclaren
Released
June 26, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781977383082

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece audiobook?

Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece runs 18 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12 hours.

Is the Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece?

Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece is narrated by Todd Mclaren.

Is Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12 hours, saving 6 hours.