10 audiobooks for fans of 11/22/63
- 1
The Tommyknockers
by Stephen King
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
★ 4.05 ABR Score (173.9K ratings)★ 3.61 Goodreads (166.5K) ★ 4.5 Audible (7.4K)More about this pick
Edward Herrmann's steady voice contrasts perfectly with King's tale of a Maine town slowly consumed by an alien intelligence buried in the woods.
- 2
Sleeping Beauties
by Stephen King, Owen King
Narrated by Marin Ireland
★ 3.95 ABR Score (110.5K ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (96.1K) ★ 4.28 Audible (14.4K)More about this pick
Women who fall asleep become cocooned and dangerous if awakened, while men descend into chaos without them. Marin Ireland navigates this gender-divided apocalypse with both tenderness and menace.
- 3
This Inevitable Ruin
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7
Narrated by Jeff Hays, Travis Baldree
Why this book?
Both audiobooks deliver immersive, high-stakes narratives that blend dark themes with intricate world-building across extensive runtimes, and the dual narration in This Inevitable Ruin creates the same sense of narrative depth that Craig Wasson brings to King's time-travel epic. The sprawling, character-driven plots in both works reward listeners who appreciate horror that builds psychological tension alongside external threats.
★ 4.87 ABR Score (96.2K ratings)★ 4.68 Goodreads (74.1K) ★ 4.93 Audible (22.1K)More about this pick
Jeff Hays and Travis Baldree tackle the chaos of Faction Wars as Carl's team faces nine alien armies in a massive battle for the ninth floor's central castle.
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The Twelve
The Passage • Book 2
by Justin Cronin
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.23 ABR Score (118.4K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (106.8K) ★ 4.48 Audible (11.6K)More about this pick
Cronin expands his post-apocalyptic vampire saga as three strangers navigate a world transformed by government experiments gone wrong. The epic scope and complex timeline benefit from Scott Brick's steady narration across this lengthy sequel.
- 5
Light Bringer
Red Rising • Book 6
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.86 ABR Score (121.4K ratings)★ 4.77 Goodreads (110.6K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.8K)More about this pick
The sixth Red Rising book finds Darrow scattered across the galaxy while his enemies close in, and Tim Gerard Reynolds continues to inhabit these characters like he created them himself.
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Golden Son
Red Rising • Book 2
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.79 ABR Score (560.8K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (505.3K) ★ 4.81 Audible (55.5K)More about this pick
Darrow continues his infiltration of Gold society while planning revolution from within the ruling class. Tim Gerard Reynolds captures the escalating political intrigue and brutal space battles with commanding intensity.
- 7
For We Are Many
Bobiverse • Book 2
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.67 ABR Score (149.2K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (75.2K) ★ 4.77 Audible (74.0K)More about this pick
Ray Porter continues voicing Bob's expanding consciousness as the AI copies spread across space, facing system-wide war and an alien threat to humanity.
- 8
Dark Age
Red Rising • Book 5
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds, John Curless, Moira Quirk, James Langton, Rendah Heywood
★ 4.66 ABR Score (159.6K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (140.5K) ★ 4.74 Audible (19.0K)More about this pick
Five narrators keep this sprawling space opera moving at breakneck speed, each voice so distinct you forget you're listening to an ensemble cast. Brown's plotting hits harder than ever when you're locked in for 34 hours of genuine stakes.
- 9
Network Effect
Murderbot Diaries • Book 5
by Martha Wells
Narrated by Kevin R. Free
★ 4.61 ABR Score (139.1K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (129.2K) ★ 4.74 Audible (9.9K)More about this pick
Kevin R. Free's deadpan delivery transforms Murderbot from a sardonic loner into someone genuinely worth rooting for—the audiobook does what the best narration does, making you hear the heart beneath the snark.
- 10
Ender's Game
The Ender Saga • Book 1
Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir
★ 4.59 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.63 Audible (44.6K)More about this pick
Child genius Ender Wiggin's military training at Battle School prepares him for humanity's war against alien "buggers" in this complex moral examination.
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