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The Star King by Jack Vance

The Star King: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Demon Princes series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Star King runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.9listening hrs
Space Operastore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Star King at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 2,721 Space Opera audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Demon Princes Series

This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 38.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Star King6.9 hrs
2The Killing Machine6.8 hrs
3The Palace of Love7.6 hrs
4The Face8.7 hrs
5The Book of Dreams8.6 hrs

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 Star King is book 1 of Jack Vance's Demon Princes series: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Stefan Rudnicki, released April 26, 2022, on the Space Opera shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
Stefan Rudnicki
Released
April 26, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Space Opera
Series
The Demon Princes Series #1
ISBN
9798200905997

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Star King as an audiobook?

The Star King runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The Star King free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Star King?

The Star King is narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.