The Lightning Thief — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 11.4 hours of listening (estimated).
| 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 —
What our data says
- At 11.4 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for fantasy.
- That's 7% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (12.3 hrs across 761 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners — a solid week of commutes at 11.4 hours (estimated).
About the book
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to stay out of trouble. But can he really be expected to stand by and watch while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself against his pre-algebra teacher when she turns into a monster and tries to kill him? Of course, no one believes Percy about the monster incident; he's not even sure he believes himself. Until the Minotaur chases him to summer camp. Suddenly, mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. The gods of Mount Olympus, he's coming to realize, are very much alive in the twenty-first century.
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How long is The Lightning Thief as an audiobook?
The Lightning Thief runs about 11.4 hours — our estimate from its 384 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Can I listen to The Lightning Thief free?
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Is The Lightning Thief worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours — saving 3.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Lightning Thief first published?
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan was first published in 2005.