Audiobooks Like A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens Complete Works)

10 audiobooks for fans of A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens Complete Works)

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   Currency (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 3, Book 2)

   The Baroque Cycle (8 volume) • Book 7

   by Neal Stephenson

   Narrated by Simon Prebble, Neal Stephenson (introduction), Kevin Pariseau

   ★ 4.26 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.63 Audible (1.2K)

   14h 15m listening time • Released 2010

   Neal Stephenson's baroque era epic continues with financial intrigue and scientific revolution in this middle section of The System of the World. Simon Prebble and Kevin Pariseau share narration duties across the complex narrative.

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   Neal Stephenson's baroque era epic continues with financial intrigue and scientific revolution in this middle section of The System of the World. Simon Prebble and Kevin Pariseau share narration duties across the complex narrative.

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   Solomon's Gold (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 3, Book 1)

   The Baroque Cycle (8 volume) • Book 6

   by Neal Stephenson

   Narrated by Simon Prebble, Kevin Pariseau, Neal Stephenson (introduction)

   ★ 4.20 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.58 Audible (1.2K)

   14h 9m listening time • Released 2010

   Daniel Waterhouse returns to chaotic 1714 London, center of finance and conspiracy, in Stephenson's intricate historical epic.

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   Daniel Waterhouse returns to chaotic 1714 London, center of finance and conspiracy, in Stephenson's intricate historical epic.

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   A Place Called Freedom

   by Ken Follett

   Narrated by Simon Prebble

   ★ 4.23 ABR Score (59.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.08 Goodreads (47.1K) ★ 4.43 Audible (12.9K)

   14h 39m listening time • Released 2015

   Prebble's rich narration follows Scottish coal miner Mack McAsh's brutal journey from bondage to the American colonies, seeking freedom alongside highborn Lizzie Hallim.

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   Prebble's rich narration follows Scottish coal miner Mack McAsh's brutal journey from bondage to the American colonies, seeking freedom alongside highborn Lizzie Hallim.

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   Quicksilver; King Of the Vagabonds; Odalisque (The Baroque Cycle Trilogy)

   The Baroque Cycle #1–3 • Book 3

   by Neal Stephenson

   Narrated by Simon Prebble, Katherine Kellgren, Kevin Pariseau, Neal Stephenson (introduction)

   ★ 4.12 ABR Score (48.4K ratings)

   ★ 3.94 Goodreads (46.7K) ★ 4.48 Audible (1.6K)

   13h 21m listening time • Released 2010

   Katherine Kellgren joins the narrator ensemble for this continuation, where historical figures like Ben Franklin intersect with Stephenson's richly imagined characters. Each voice brings personality to the sprawling cast.

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   Katherine Kellgren joins the narrator ensemble for this continuation, where historical figures like Ben Franklin intersect with Stephenson's richly imagined characters. Each voice brings personality to the sprawling cast.

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   Blood Eye

   Raven • Book 1

   by Giles Kristian

   Narrated by Simon Prebble

   ★ 4.04 ABR Score (6.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.05 Goodreads (5.5K) ★ 4.47 Audible (536)

   11h 58m listening time • Released 2013

   Simon Prebble's gravel-voiced narration transforms this Viking saga into something mythic and intimate—you don't just hear Raven's journey from outcast to warrior, you *feel* the blood oath binding him to his new crew.

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   Simon Prebble's gravel-voiced narration transforms this Viking saga into something mythic and intimate—you don't just hear Raven's journey from outcast to warrior, you *feel* the blood oath binding him to his new crew.

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   Quicksilver

   The Baroque Cycle #1–3 • Book 1

   by Neal Stephenson

   Narrated by Neal Stephenson (introduction), Kevin Pariseau, Simon Prebble

   ★ 3.59 ABR Score (50.7K ratings)

   ★ 3.94 Goodreads (46.7K) ★ 3.88 Audible (4.0K)

   14h 43m listening time • Released 2010

   Neal Stephenson weaves 17th-century alchemy with emerging science through the brilliant Daniel Waterhouse, a Puritan caught between reason and faith. Simon Prebble and Kevin Pariseau handle the dense material with clarity, making the baroque world accessible across nearly 15 hours.

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   Neal Stephenson weaves 17th-century alchemy with emerging science through the brilliant Daniel Waterhouse, a Puritan caught between reason and faith. Simon Prebble and Kevin Pariseau handle the dense material with clarity, making the baroque world accessible across nearly 15 hours.

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   The Nightingale

   by Kristin Hannah

   Narrated by Polly Stone

   ★ 5.00 ABR Score (2.3M ratings)

   ★ 4.65 Goodreads (2.2M) ★ 4.84 Audible (116.4K)

   17h 19m listening time • Released 2015

   Two French sisters choose vastly different paths of resistance during Nazi occupation, with Polly Stone capturing both their desperation and courage.

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   Two French sisters choose vastly different paths of resistance during Nazi occupation, with Polly Stone capturing both their desperation and courage.

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   The Women

   by Kristin Hannah

   Narrated by Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah

   ★ 5.00 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)

   ★ 4.59 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.84 Audible (56.8K)

   14h 57m listening time • Released 2024

   Following nurse Frankie McGrath from suburban comfort to Vietnam's chaos, Julia Whelan captures the protagonist's evolution with raw emotional authenticity.

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   Following nurse Frankie McGrath from suburban comfort to Vietnam's chaos, Julia Whelan captures the protagonist's evolution with raw emotional authenticity.

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   The Things We Cannot Say

   by Kelly Rimmer

   Narrated by Ann Marie Gideon, Nancy Peterson

   ★ 4.86 ABR Score (319.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.54 Goodreads (284.0K) ★ 4.76 Audible (35.9K)

   13h 47m listening time • Released 2019

   A modern woman discovers her Polish grandmother's wartime secrets while struggling with her own family crisis involving her autistic son. The dual timeline structure works beautifully in audio format, connecting past trauma to present-day healing through intimate family bonds.

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   A modern woman discovers her Polish grandmother's wartime secrets while struggling with her own family crisis involving her autistic son. The dual timeline structure works beautifully in audio format, connecting past trauma to present-day healing through intimate family bonds.

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    The Book Thief

    by Markus Zusak

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 4.73 ABR Score (2.9M ratings)

    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (2.9M) ★ 4.64 Audible (34.7K)

    13h 56m listening time • Released 2006

    Narrated by Death himself, this follows young Liesel as she discovers the power of stolen books during Nazi Germany. Allan Corduner balances the narrator's otherworldly perspective with deeply human emotion.

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    Narrated by Death himself, this follows young Liesel as she discovers the power of stolen books during Nazi Germany. Allan Corduner balances the narrator's otherworldly perspective with deeply human emotion.

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