Vanguard Wing: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Taken to the Stars series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Vanguard Wing audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by John Pirhalla (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 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 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Taken to the Stars
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 43.2 hours before it; books 1 to 8 run 84 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taken to the Stars | 10.9 hrs |
| 2 | War of the Liberator | 10.9 hrs |
| 3 | Eclipse of Empire | 11.2 hrs |
| 4 | Legacy of Empire | 10.3 hrs |
| 5 | Vanguard Wing | 10.3 hrs |
| 6 | Home of the Brave | 10.7 hrs |
| 7 | Road of Vengeance | 10 hrs |
| 8 | Sanctuary's End | 9.7 hrs |
More narrated by John Pirhalla
John Pirhalla narrates 206 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,999 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,146 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Dynasty of Evil
- The Troop
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
Vanguard Wing is book 5 of J.N. Chaney's Taken to the Stars series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Pirhalla, released October 17, 2025, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Pirhalla
- Released
- October 17, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Taken to the Stars #5
- ISBN
- 9798347760749
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Vanguard Wing audiobook?
Vanguard Wing runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is the Vanguard Wing audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Vanguard Wing?
Vanguard Wing is narrated by John Pirhalla.
Is Vanguard Wing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.