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The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus by Doug Metzger

The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Doug Metzger (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.4 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 9,905 Social Science 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

The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus is an audiobook by Doug Metzger: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Doug Metzger, released June 23, 2026, on the Social Science and Literature shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
Doug Metzger
Released
June 23, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Literature
ISBN
9781668171974

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus as an audiobook?

The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus?

The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-by-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus is narrated by Doug Metzger.