The Name of the Star: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Shades of London series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Name of the Star runs 9.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicola Barber (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Shades of London
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 17.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Name of the Star | 9.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Madness Underneath | 7.8 hrs |
More narrated by Nicola Barber
Nicola Barber narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,332 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,232 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 Name of the Star is book 1 of Maureen Johnson's Shades of London series: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicola Barber, released September 29, 2011, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Mystery & Thriller shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicola Barber
- Released
- September 29, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Mystery & Thriller
- Series
- The Shades of London #1
- ISBN
- 9781441866400
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Name of the Star as an audiobook?
The Name of the Star runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is The Name of the Star free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Name of the Star?
The Name of the Star is narrated by Nicola Barber.