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A Handful of Stars by Dana Stabenow

A Handful of Stars: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Star Svensdotter series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Handful of Stars runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marguerite Gavin (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Handful of Stars 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 is shorter than 53% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Star Svensdotter

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 7.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 23.8 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Second Star7.3 hrs
2A Handful of Stars8.4 hrs
3Red Planet Run8.1 hrs

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

A Handful of Stars is book 2 of Dana Stabenow's Star Svensdotter series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Marguerite Gavin, released April 1, 2012, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
Marguerite Gavin
Released
April 1, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
Star Svensdotter #2
ISBN
9781455838332

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Handful of Stars as an audiobook?

A Handful of Stars runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is A Handful of Stars free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Handful of Stars?

A Handful of Stars is narrated by Marguerite Gavin.