The Scorpion Shards: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Star Shards Chronicles series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Scorpion Shards runs 6.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Hempel (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 17,065 Teen & YA audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Star Shards Chronicles
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 31.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scorpion Shards | 6.5 hrs |
| 2 | Thief of Souls | 8.9 hrs |
| 3 | Shattered Sky | 15.9 hrs |
More narrated by Joe Hempel
Joe Hempel narrates 433 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,472 hours in all.
- The Intruder
- Something So Right
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Haunted Forest Tour
- Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
About as long, on the Teen & YA shelf
1,868 Teen & YA 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 Scorpion Shards is book 1 of Neal Shusterman's Star Shards Chronicles series: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Hempel, released July 21, 2020, on the Teen & YA shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Hempel
- Released
- July 21, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Teen & YA
- Series
- Star Shards Chronicles #1
- ISBN
- 9781705240564
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Scorpion Shards as an audiobook?
The Scorpion Shards runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
Is The Scorpion Shards free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Scorpion Shards?
The Scorpion Shards is narrated by Joe Hempel.