Stardust Child: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Empire of the Stars series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Stardust Child audiobook runs 20.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Danielle Rayne (about 13.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 41 days |
| 1 hour / day | 21 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 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 20.3 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Empire of the Stars
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 16.6 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 36.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traitor Son | 16.6 hrs |
| 2 | Stardust Child | 20.3 hrs |
More narrated by Danielle Rayne
Danielle Rayne narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 108 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
265 Romantasy (Romance) 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
Stardust Child is book 2 of Melissa J Cave's Empire of the Stars series: a 20.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Danielle Rayne, released September 7, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Danielle Rayne
- Released
- September 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Empire of the Stars #2
- ISBN
- 9798318537127
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Stardust Child audiobook?
Stardust Child runs 20.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.5 hours.
Is the Stardust Child audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Stardust Child?
Stardust Child is narrated by Danielle Rayne.
Is Stardust Child worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.5 hours, saving 6.8 hours.