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The Brightest Star by Gail Tsukiyama

The Brightest Star: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Brightest Star runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cindy Kay (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.5listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Brightest Star at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
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 9.5 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Brightest Star is an audiobook by Gail Tsukiyama: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Cindy Kay, released June 20, 2023, on the Historical (Fiction) and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.5 hrs
Narrated by
Cindy Kay
Released
June 20, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), BIPOC Stories & Voices, Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9780063213784

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Brightest Star as an audiobook?

The Brightest Star runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is The Brightest Star free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Brightest Star?

The Brightest Star is narrated by Cindy Kay.