The Golden Ocean: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Golden Ocean series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Golden Ocean runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Franklyn-Robbins (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.1 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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Franklyn-Robbins
John Franklyn-Robbins narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 109 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,483 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2023 recording read by Kevin Hely runs 0.6 hours shorter (10.5 hours).
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 Golden Ocean is book 1 of Patrick O'brian's Golden Ocean series: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by John Franklyn-Robbins, released February 21, 2008, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Franklyn-Robbins
- Released
- February 21, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Golden Ocean #1
- ISBN
- 9781501974229
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Golden Ocean as an audiobook?
The Golden Ocean runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Golden Ocean free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Golden Ocean?
The Golden Ocean is narrated by John Franklyn-Robbins.
Is The Golden Ocean worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.