Rites of the Starling: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Shield of Sparrows series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rites of the Starling audiobook runs 17.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Megan Wicks and Samantha Brentmoor and others (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 4,251 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shield of Sparrows
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 19.9 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 37.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shield of Sparrows | 19.9 hrs |
| 2 | Rites of the Starling | 17.4 hrs |
More narrated by Megan Wicks
Megan Wicks narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 113 hours in all.
- Bonfire and Bliss Bookstore (A Hope Harbor Novel): A Cozy Fall Romance
- Wild Card: A Small Town Ex-Boyfriend's Dad Romance
- Stolen Vows
- Smoking Gun: The Bunkhouse Series, Book 1
- Thrown to the Wolves: The Red Rivals Duet, Book 1
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
265 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Rites of the Starling is book 2 of Devney Perry's Shield of Sparrows series: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Megan Wicks, Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke, released July 6, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Megan Wicks, Samantha Brentmoor, Jason Clarke
- Released
- July 6, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Shield of Sparrows #2
- ISBN
- 9798898853822
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rites of the Starling audiobook?
Rites of the Starling runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.
Is the Rites of the Starling audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rites of the Starling?
Rites of the Starling is narrated by Megan Wicks, Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke.
Is Rites of the Starling worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.