Children of Darkness: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Rogue Star series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Children of Darkness audiobook runs 4.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 4.8 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Rogue Star
This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 22.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children of Darkness | 4.8 hrs |
| 2 | Children of the Void | 4.2 hrs |
| 3 | Children of Junk | 3.9 hrs |
| 4 | Children of the Black Ship | 4.1 hrs |
| 5 | Children of The End | 5.5 hrs |
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- Something So Right
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Haunted Forest Tour
- Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
556 Science Fiction 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
Children of Darkness is book 1 of James E. Wisher's Rogue Star series: a 4.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released December 15, 2021, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- December 15, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- Rogue Star #1
- ISBN
- 9781945763977
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Children of Darkness audiobook?
Children of Darkness runs 4.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.
Is the Children of Darkness audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Children of Darkness?
Children of Darkness is narrated by Joe Hempel.