Audiobooks Like Death's End

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P.J. Ochlan has narrated the entire Three-Body trilogy, and by this final twenty-nine-hour installment his handling of the cosmological scale feels settled — the enormity of civilizations colliding across millions of years lands calmly in his voice, which is the only way it could work without becoming absurd. The runtime is the longest of the three books, which suits a conclusion that earns its scope. Several of these recommendations share the author or the translator, keeping the literary DNA of the series in the vicinity.

10 audiobooks for fans of Death's End

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    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 1

    by Elizabeth Schaefer, Ben Acker, Jonathan Davis, Tom Angleberger, Janina Gavankar, Ben Blacker, Jon Hamm, Jeffrey Brown, Jason Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Christie Golden, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Pierce Brown, Ashley Eckstein, Carol Monda, Mur Lafferty, Marc Thompson, Ken Liu, Griffin McElroy, John Jackson Miller, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Nnedi Okorafor, Daniel José Older, Ian Doescher, Daniel M. Lavery, Madeleine Roux, Gary D. Schmidt, Matt Fraction, Cavan Scott, Sabaa Tahir, Kieron Gillen, Glen Weldon, Chuck Wendig, Gary Whitta, Meg Cabot, Pablo Hidalgo, Adam Christopher, Rae Carson, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Paul Dini, Alexander Freed, Claudia Gray, Paul S. Kemp, Elizabeth Wein, Beth Revis, Greg Rucka, Charles Soule, Wil Wheaton, Renée Ahdieh

    Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Ashley Eckstein, Janina Gavankar, Jon Hamm, Neil Patrick Harris, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Daniel José Older, Marc Thompson

    4.07 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (15.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.2K)
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    Multiple celebrity narrators including Neil Patrick Harris and Jon Hamm bring variety to these 40 short stories retelling A New Hope from background characters' perspectives.

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    Dangerous Visions

    Dangerous Visions • Book 1

    by Harlan Ellison, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

    Narrated by Tim Campbell, Simon Vance, Steven Jay Cohen, Johnny Heller, Edoardo Ballerini, Ramiz Monsef, Neil Hellegers, Jim Meskimen, JD Jackson, P. J. Ochlan, Dion Graham, Natalie Naudus, Vikas Adam, Scott Aiello

    3.88 ABR Score (10.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (10.2K) ★ 3.94 Audible (48)
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    Ellison's groundbreaking 1967 anthology challenged science fiction's boundaries with taboo-breaking stories from Asimov, Dick, and Zelazny. Fourteen different narrators tackle the varied styles and provocative themes.

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    The Hidden Girl and Other Stories

    by Ken Liu

    Narrated by Ramón de Ocampo, Cindy Kay, Michael Kramer, Emily Woo Zeller, Nancy Wu

    3.86 ABR Score (8.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (8.2K) ★ 4.26 Audible (517)
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    Liu's stories punch harder with a full ensemble cast bringing distinct voices to each tale, from near-future dystopias to intimate family dramas that hit you when you're not expecting it.

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    The Legends of Luke Skywalker (Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: the Last Jedi)

    Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    by Ken Liu

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    3.35 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.43 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 3.8 Audible (1.6K)
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    Cargo ship deckhands swap increasingly wild tales about Luke Skywalker's true nature—Jedi hero, elaborate con artist, or part droid. January LaVoy gives each storyteller a distinct voice, making their conflicting accounts feel authentic.

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    This Inevitable Ruin

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7

    by Matt Dinniman

    Narrated by Jeff Hays, Travis Baldree

    4.87 ABR Score (96.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.68 Goodreads (74.1K) ★ 4.93 Audible (22.1K)
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    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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    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)
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    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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    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)
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    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.

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    11/22/63

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Craig Wasson

    4.63 ABR Score (740.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.66 Audible (73.7K)
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    A high school teacher discovers a time portal and attempts to prevent JFK's assassination, but changing history proves more complex than expected. Craig Wasson handles the epic scope beautifully.

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    Iron Prince

    Stormweaver Series • Book 1

    by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    4.63 ABR Score (26.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (18.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (7.6K)
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    Luke Daniels elevates this LitRPG underdog story with a performance so commanding it transforms 34 hours into something you won't want to pause—especially once the mystery deepens and the stakes genuinely shift.

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    Howling Dark

    Sun Eater • Book 2

    by Christopher Ruocchio

    Narrated by Samuel Roukin

    4.39 ABR Score (32.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (29.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (2.9K)

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