The Rise of the Dawnstar: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Avalonia Chronicles series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise of the Dawnstar runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Fiona Hardingham (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Avalonia Chronicles
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 11.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 32.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last of the Firedrakes | 11.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Rise of the Dawnstar | 10.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Return of the Dragon Queen | 11.2 hrs |
More narrated by Fiona Hardingham
Fiona Hardingham narrates 284 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,122 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,268 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 Rise of the Dawnstar is book 2 of Farah Oomerbhoy's Avalonia Chronicles series: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Fiona Hardingham, released October 15, 2019, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Fiona Hardingham
- Released
- October 15, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- The Avalonia Chronicles #2
- ISBN
- 9781634892803
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rise of the Dawnstar as an audiobook?
The Rise of the Dawnstar runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is The Rise of the Dawnstar free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rise of the Dawnstar?
The Rise of the Dawnstar is narrated by Fiona Hardingham.
Is The Rise of the Dawnstar worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.