The Odyssey: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Odyssey runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Nelson (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.9 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson narrates 81 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 487 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
816 Epic Fantasy 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
The Odyssey is an audiobook by Samuel Butler and Homer: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Nelson, released July 20, 2020, on the Epic Fantasy and Poetry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Nelson
- Released
- July 20, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy, Poetry, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781774374344
How to listen to The Odyssey free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Odyssey as an audiobook?
The Odyssey runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Odyssey free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Odyssey?
The Odyssey is narrated by Mark Nelson.
Is The Odyssey worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.