10 audiobooks for fans of Demon in the Wood
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Crooked Kingdom
Six of Crows • Book 2
Narrated by Roger Clark, Jay Snyder, Elizabeth Evans, Fred Berman, Brandon Rubin, Kevin T. Collins, Lauren Fortgang, Peter Ganim
★ 4.68 ABR Score (797.9K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (779.9K) ★ 4.73 Audible (18.0K)More about this pick
Kaz and his Dregs crew fight for survival in Ketterdam after their Ice Court heist goes sideways. The full ensemble cast returns to handle this action-packed conclusion to the Six of Crows duology.
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Six of Crows
Six of Crows • Book 1
Narrated by Jay Snyder, Brandon Rubin, Fred Berman, Lauren Fortgang, Roger Clark, Elizabeth Evans, Tristan Morris
★ 4.50 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.55 Audible (22.8K)More about this pick
Criminal mastermind Kaz Brekker assembles a crew for an impossible heist in this fantasy Ocean's Eleven, brought to life by a full cast capturing each character's distinct voice.
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Hell Bent
Alex Stern • Book 2
Narrated by Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell
★ 4.30 ABR Score (187.5K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (183.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (3.6K)More about this pick
Galaxy Stern attempts to break her mentor out of hell using Yale's occult societies and forbidden magic. Lauren Fortgang returns to capture Alex's gritty determination in this darker sequel to Ninth House.
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Ninth House
Alex Stern • Book 1
Narrated by Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell
★ 4.15 ABR Score (413.3K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (407.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (6.0K)More about this pick
Yale's secret societies practice actual occult rituals, and Alex Stern monitors them after surviving a multiple homicide. Lauren Fortgang captures Alex's gritty voice perfectly while Michael David Axtell handles the male perspectives with menacing precision.
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Ruin and Rising
Shadow and Bone • Book 3
Narrated by Lauren Fortgang
★ 4.28 ABR Score (607.8K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (595.9K) ★ 4.58 Audible (11.9K)More about this pick
Alina's powers are broken, the Darkling rules from his shadow throne, and Ravka's hope rests with religious zealots in underground tunnels. This trilogy conclusion burns through every fantasy trope with earned emotion.
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Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone • Book 1
Narrated by Lauren Fortgang
★ 4.12 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.39 Audible (15.2K)More about this pick
Orphan mapmaker Alina discovers she can summon light itself when her regiment crosses a monster-filled shadow wasteland dividing her war-torn country.
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The Sleeper and the Spindle
Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, Michael Maloney, Sean Baker, Jane Collingwood, Clare Corbett, Allan Corduner, Katherine Kingsley
★ 3.99 ABR Score (55.4K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (54.3K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.1K) - 8
Heroic Hearts
Alpha & Omega #6.5 Dating Terrors
by Jim Butcher, Kerrie L. Hughes, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, Anne Bishop, Annie Bellet, Kevin Hearne, R.R. Virdi, Chloe Neill, Nancy Holder, Jennifer Brozek
Narrated by James Marsters, Alexandra Harris, Cassandra Morris, Maggi-Meg Reed, Luke Daniels, Travis Baldree, Suzanne Elise Freeman, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Johanna Parker, Daniel Henning, Nancy Linari, Holter Graham, Jim Butcher
★ 3.99 ABR Score (5.0K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.4 Audible (862)More about this pick
An impressive cast including James Marsters and multiple narrators tackle this urban fantasy collection where ordinary people choose courage over safety in supernatural crises.
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Unbound II: Tales
Unbound • Book 2
by Shawn Speakman - editor
Narrated by James Fouhey, Anna Smith Spark, Vivienne Leheny, Scott Brick, Natasha Soudek, Brian Holsopple, Adenrele Ojo, Ellen Archer, Travis Baldree, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Laura Horowitz, Hillary Huber
★ 3.72 ABR Score (7 ratings)★ 4.43 Audible (7)More about this pick
Seventeen original stories span genres freely, including a Dune tale by Brian Herbert, with multiple narrators bringing each unique vision to life.
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Words of Radiance
The Stormlight Archive • Book 2
Narrated by Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
★ 4.96 ABR Score (587.5K ratings)★ 4.76 Goodreads (498.0K) ★ 4.9 Audible (89.5K)More about this pick
Kaladin leads the royal guard while Shallan seeks ancient secrets and Dalinar unites the war camps. Michael Kramer and Kate Reading handle Sanderson's massive cast and intricate magic systems flawlessly.
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