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Black Star - Book 1 by Joakim Ersgård, Jesper Ersgård

Black Star - Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Black Star series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Star - Book 1 audiobook runs 9.2 hours unabridged, narrated by William Hope (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.2listening hrs
BIPOC Stories & Voicesstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Black Star - Book 1 at common listening paces
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30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 4,913 BIPOC Stories & Voices audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Black Star

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 27 hours in all.

About as long, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf

1,102 BIPOC Stories & Voices 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

Black Star - Book 1 is book 1 of Joakim Ersgård's Black Star series: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by William Hope, released July 7, 2021, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.2 hrs
Narrated by
William Hope
Released
July 7, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
BIPOC Stories & Voices
Series
Black Star #1
ISBN
9789179915674

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Black Star - Book 1 audiobook?

Black Star - Book 1 runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is the Black Star - Book 1 audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Black Star - Book 1?

Black Star - Book 1 is narrated by William Hope.