Audiobooks Like An Echo in the Bone

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Davina Porter has been narrating the Outlander series so long that her voice has become inseparable from it — the Scottish inflections, the period weight, the ability to carry forty-six hours without losing the thread — and this installment asks the most of that endurance, splitting between the Revolutionary War and the eighteenth century in a sprawling time-travel epic. The runtime is one of the longest in the series and among the longest in commercial audiobook fiction. Three of these recommendations are narrated by Porter, and several others match the marathon length for listeners committed to the same sustained investment.

10 audiobooks for fans of An Echo in the Bone

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    The Scottish Prisoner cover

    The Scottish Prisoner

    Lord John Grey • Book 3

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Jeff Woodman, Rick Holmes

    4.39 ABR Score (41.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (35.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.2K)
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    Jamie Fraser's quiet exile explodes when his past resurfaces through dreams and old enemies, forcing an unlikely alliance with Lord John Grey to prevent treason.

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    The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Seaside Library • Book 1

    by Alexandre Dumas

    Narrated by Bill Homewood

    4.82 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.81 Audible (20.5K)
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    Betrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès reinvents himself as the enigmatic Count to orchestrate perfect revenge against his enemies. Bill Homewood's narration spans decades flawlessly.

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    Gone With the Wind, The Margaret Mitchell Anniversary Edition

    Gone with the Wind • Book 1

    by Margaret; Michener Mitchell

    Narrated by Linda Stephens

    4.77 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.77 Audible (15.9K)
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    Linda Stephens captures both Scarlett's fierce determination and her maddening selfishness across nearly 50 hours of Civil War-era Georgia drama.

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    The Pillars of the Earth

    Kingsbridge • Book 1

    by Ken Follett

    Narrated by John Lee

    4.69 ABR Score (874.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (838.5K) ★ 4.64 Audible (36.3K)
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    The Winds of War

    The Henry Family • Book 1

    by Herman Wouk

    Narrated by Kevin Pariseau

    4.56 ABR Score (68.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (59.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (8.9K)
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    The Apothecary's Daughter

    by Julie Klassen

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    3.97 ABR Score (28.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (27.3K) ★ 4.42 Audible (939)
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    Lilly Haswell possesses a perfect memory that haunts her with details of her mother's disappearance while she dreams of escaping her father's herb shop. Davina Porter captures both the mystery of the past and Lilly's yearning for adventure.

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    Innocent Traitor

    by Alison Weir

    Narrated by Stina Nielsen, Davina Porter, Bianca Amato

    3.97 ABR Score (38.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (35.1K) ★ 4.28 Audible (2.9K)
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    Multiple narrators capture the tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the fifteen-year-old girl manipulated into claiming England's throne for nine days before facing execution.

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    What Angels Fear

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 1

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    3.90 ABR Score (21.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (18.6K) ★ 4.26 Audible (2.9K)
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    Regency London's dark underbelly comes alive when a nobleman becomes the prime suspect in a brutal church murder, with Davina Porter capturing both aristocratic elegance and gritty desperation.

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    The Miniaturist

    The Miniaturist • Book 1

    by Jessie Burton, Unknown Author

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    3.63 ABR Score (155.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.62 Goodreads (153.6K) ★ 4.07 Audible (1.7K)
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    An eighteen-year-old bride receives a mysterious dollhouse replica of her new Amsterdam home, with miniatures that seem to predict the future. Atmospheric 17th-century mystery steeped in religious oppression and family secrets.

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    The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian

    The Civil War • Book 2

    by Shelby Foote

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.68 ABR Score (9.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (7.7K) ★ 4.86 Audible (1.8K)
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    Grover Gardner's measured, gravitas-laden performance transforms Foote's sprawling narrative into something you can't stop listening to—52 hours that feel necessary, not exhausting.

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