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The Star by H.G. Wells

The Star: Audiobook

by H.G. Wells · narrated by Various Readers · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Star runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Various Readers (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.9listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2011released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Star at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days
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What our data says

  • At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Various Readers

Various Readers narrates 475 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,903 hours in all.

All Various Readers audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

1,719 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2026 recording read by Shaun Acker runs 7.3 hours shorter (0.6 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by Graham Dunlop runs 7.4 hours shorter (0.5 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Michael Lyons runs 7.4 hours shorter (0.5 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Saethon Williams runs 7.4 hours shorter (0.5 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by James Harrington runs 7.5 hours shorter (0.4 hours).

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 is an audiobook by H.G. Wells: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Readers, released January 1, 2011, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.9 hrs
Narrated by
Various Readers
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Star as an audiobook?

The Star runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is The Star free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Star?

The Star is narrated by Various Readers.