The Black Stars: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Planet Thieves series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Stars runs 9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kirby Heyborne (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 9 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Planet Thieves Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.1 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 17.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Planet Thieves | 8.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Black Stars | 9 hrs |
More narrated by Kirby Heyborne
Kirby Heyborne narrates 779 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 7,134 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,105 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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
The Black Stars is book 2 of Dan Krokos's Planet Thieves series: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by Kirby Heyborne, released October 14, 2014, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kirby Heyborne
- Released
- October 14, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Action & Adventure (Teen & YA)
- Series
- The Planet Thieves Series #2
- ISBN
- 9781482988895
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Stars as an audiobook?
The Black Stars runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is The Black Stars free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Stars?
The Black Stars is narrated by Kirby Heyborne.