Audiobooks Like Children of Virtue and Vengeance

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Bahni Turpin narrates Children of Virtue and Vengeance with an emotional range that the material demands — thirteen hours of civil war and impossible choices in an African-inspired magical world where Turpin's voice keeps the political grief from collapsing into melodrama. All ten recommendations feature Turpin at the microphone, carrying the same emotional register into fantasy and literary fiction that share this book's interest in power, identity, and what it costs to fight for something you might not win.

10 audiobooks for fans of Children of Virtue and Vengeance

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    City of Ghosts

    Downside Ghosts • Book 3

    by Stacia Kane

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    4.35 ABR Score (10.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (9.4K) ★ 4.62 Audible (937)
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    Chess faces rogue spirits and plans to open the gates between worlds in this urban fantasy's third installment. Bahni Turpin handles the gritty atmosphere and Chess's internal struggles with skill.

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    Unholy Magic

    Downside Ghosts • Book 2

    by Stacia Kane

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    4.24 ABR Score (11.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (10.5K) ★ 4.47 Audible (1.0K)
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    Chess Putnam battles both poisoning and murderous ghosts while exposing fake psychics in a world where the dead won't stay buried. Bahni Turpin captures Chess's gritty determination perfectly.

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    Unholy Ghosts

    Downside Ghosts • Book 1

    by Stacia Kane

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    3.95 ABR Score (18.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.66 Goodreads (16.8K) ★ 4.09 Audible (1.5K)
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    Chess Putnam banishes ghosts for the Church in a world where the dead won't stay buried, but her drug addiction complicates everything.

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    Faebound

    Faebound • Book 1

    by Saara El-Arifi

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    3.93 ABR Score (29.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.53 Goodreads (29.0K) ★ 4.1 Audible (208)
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    Two elven sisters—one a warrior, one a diviner—are exiled into dangerous wilderness where they encounter the mysterious fae court. Turpin navigates this fantasy debut that explores sisterhood and magical politics beyond civilization's borders.

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    Sacrificial Magic

    Downside Ghosts • Book 4

    by Stacia Kane

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    4.30 ABR Score (7.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (6.8K) ★ 4.57 Audible (825)
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    Bahni Turpin voices Chess Putnam's drug-fueled investigation into ritual murder while romantic tensions explode between her dealer-boyfriend Terrible and crime lord's son Lex.

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    Chasing Magic

    Downside Ghosts • Book 5

    by Stacia Kane

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    4.28 ABR Score (6.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (5.7K) ★ 4.55 Audible (770)
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    Chess Putnam, magic-wielding Churchwitch and secret addict, faces customers literally losing their souls when someone tampers with Downside's drug supply using black magic. Turpin's gritty performance matches Kane's harsh urban fantasy world perfectly.

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    The God of Lost Words

    A Novel from Hell's Library • Book 3

    by A.J. Hackwith

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    4.23 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (4.5K) ★ 4.58 Audible (277)
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    Bahni Turpin's performance transforms this library-set fantasy into something genuinely magical—her range across angels, demons, and misfits makes every conversation feel like eavesdropping on something sacred.

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    Blood Debts

    Blood Debts • Book 1

    by Terry J. Benton-Walker

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Torian Brackett, Zeno Robinson

    4.14 ABR Score (5.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.66 Audible (232)
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    Thirty years after New Orleans' magical massacre, twin heirs Clement and Cristina seek justice for their dethroned family — the full cast brings depth to this supernatural revenge tale.

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    The Undertakers

    A Murder & Magic Novel • Book 2

    by Nicole Glover

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    4.03 ABR Score (923 ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (855) ★ 4.6 Audible (68)
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    Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this post-Civil War murder mystery into something genuinely gripping—her voice work sharpens every twist in a plot where nothing's as simple as it seems. The Undertakers proves the series only gets better.

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    The Archive of the Forgotten

    A Novel from Hell's Library • Book 2

    by A.J. Hackwith

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    4.01 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (7.8K) ★ 4.16 Audible (446)
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    Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this Library fantasy into something genuinely haunting—she voices each character with such distinct presence that the tension between Claire and Brevity crackles through every scene.

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