Audiobooks Like From Blood and Ash

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Stina Nielsen narrates this 20-hour dark fantasy romance with an intensity that tracks the forbidden-love tension scene by scene — her voice stays close to the protagonist's interiority, so the emotional volatility feels inhabited rather than performed. She returns for two more recommendations, and the majority of the list comes with high ratings, so if you want that same combination of narrator and world-building momentum, most of what's here picks up where this left off.

10 audiobooks for fans of From Blood and Ash

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    A Shadow in the Ember

    Flesh and Fire • Book 1

    by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Narrated by Stina Nielsen

    ★ 4.69 ABR Score (262.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (252.0K) ★ 4.76 Audible (10.4K)
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    Seraphena's predetermined fate as the Primal of Death's Consort gets complicated when the mysterious Hawke arrives to train her, but his identity and her true destiny are far more dangerous than anyone imagines.

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    A Fire in the Flesh

    Flesh and Fire • Book 3

    by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Narrated by Stina Nielsen

    ★ 4.34 ABR Score (132.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (128.2K) ★ 4.41 Audible (3.8K)
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    Sera and her fallen-god lover face the false King of the Gods while supernatural war threatens multiple realms. Stina Nielsen handles the epic fantasy romance with appropriate mythological grandeur.

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    A ​Court of Silver Flames

    A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 5

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Stina Nielsen

    ★ 4.79 ABR Score (2.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (2.1M) ★ 4.73 Audible (39.9K)
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    Crown of War and Shadow

    Kingdoms of the Compass • Book 1

    by J.R. Ward

    Narrated by Stina Nielsen

    ★ 4.11 ABR Score (2.7K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (2.6K) ★ 4.49 Audible (142)
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    A cursed outcast and ruthless mercenary collide in Ward's high-fantasy debut, where slow-burn chemistry becomes the deadliest weapon in kingdoms at war.

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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

    Harry Potter • Book 7

    by J.K. Rowling

    Narrated by Jim Dale

    ★ 5.00 ABR Score (4.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.62 Goodreads (4.1M) ★ 4.96 Audible (150.8K)
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    Bill Nighy and Anna Maxwell Martin join the stellar returning cast for Rowling's epic finale, where every character gets their heroic moment.

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    A Court of Mist and Fury

    A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda

    ★ 4.94 ABR Score (3.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.63 Goodreads (3.3M) ★ 4.85 Audible (60.1K)
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    Feyre's trauma from Under the Mountain collides with new powers and political intrigue in the Night Court. Jennifer Ikeda captures both Feyre's vulnerability and growing strength in this darker sequel.

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    The Butcher's Masquerade

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 5

    by Matt Dinniman

    Narrated by Jeff Hays

    ★ 4.89 ABR Score (135.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.69 Goodreads (108.1K) ★ 4.94 Audible (27.2K)
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    Carl and Princess Donut navigate a dinosaur-infested jungle floor while alien viewers vote on their survival. Hays captures the series' perfect blend of video game logic and genuine emotional stakes.

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    The Two Towers

    Middle-earth • Book 3

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Narrated by Rob Inglis

    ★ 4.88 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.88 Audible (50.1K)
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    Rob Inglis's complete performance captures every voice from Gollum's hissing to Treebeard's ancient wisdom across this 16-hour journey through Middle-earth's darkening war.

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    The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings • Book 1

    by J. R. R. Tolkien

    Narrated by Andy Serkis

    ★ 4.86 ABR Score (3.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (3.2M) ★ 4.92 Audible (25.3K)
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    Andy Serkis doesn't just narrate this—he inhabits every voice so vividly that Middle-earth becomes a living, breathing world in your ears. His performance transforms the audiobook into something almost cinematic, making this the definitive way to experience Tolkien.

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    Queen of Shadows

    Throne of Glass • Book 4

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    ★ 4.85 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.62 Goodreads (1.4M) ★ 4.81 Audible (21.4K)
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    Aelin returns to Rifthold to reclaim her throne and rescue her imprisoned friends, facing the king who destroyed her family in this high-stakes fantasy.

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