Audiobooks Like Harrow the Ninth

10 audiobooks for fans of Harrow the Ninth

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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)

33h 58m listening time • Released 2019

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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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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Morning Star

Red Rising • Book 3

by Pierce Brown

Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

★ 4.81 ABR Score (468.5K ratings)

★ 4.55 Goodreads (414.3K) ★ 4.82 Audible (54.2K)

21h 50m listening time • Released 2016

Darrow's revolution reaches its bloody crescendo as he leads the rebellion against Gold tyranny in this explosive finale that Tim Gerard Reynolds narrates with fierce intensity.

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Darrow's revolution reaches its bloody crescendo as he leads the rebellion against Gold tyranny in this explosive finale that Tim Gerard Reynolds narrates with fierce intensity.

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Golden Son

Red Rising • Book 2

by Pierce Brown

Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

★ 4.79 ABR Score (560.8K ratings)

★ 4.5 Goodreads (505.3K) ★ 4.81 Audible (55.5K)

19h 3m listening time • Released 2015

Darrow continues his infiltration of Gold society while planning revolution from within the ruling class. Tim Gerard Reynolds captures the escalating political intrigue and brutal space battles with commanding intensity.

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Darrow continues his infiltration of Gold society while planning revolution from within the ruling class. Tim Gerard Reynolds captures the escalating political intrigue and brutal space battles with commanding intensity.

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Tiamat's Wrath

The Expanse • Book 8

by James S.A. Corey

Narrated by Jefferson Mays

★ 4.79 ABR Score (105.0K ratings)

★ 4.57 Goodreads (83.1K) ★ 4.88 Audible (21.9K)

19h 8m listening time • Released 2019

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Nemesis Games

The Expanse • Book 5

by James S.A. Corey

Narrated by Jefferson Mays

★ 4.69 ABR Score (142.8K ratings)

★ 4.45 Goodreads (116.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (25.9K)

18h 6m listening time • Released 2015

The Rocinante crew splits up for personal missions just as the solar system's political order collapses into violence and revolution. Jefferson Mays handles the series' most emotionally intense installment, as each character confronts their past while civilization crumbles around them.

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The Rocinante crew splits up for personal missions just as the solar system's political order collapses into violence and revolution. Jefferson Mays handles the series' most emotionally intense installment, as each character confronts their past while civilization crumbles around them.

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Leviathan Wakes

The Expanse • Book 1

by James S. A. Corey

Narrated by Jefferson Mays

★ 4.63 ABR Score (358.0K ratings)

★ 4.31 Goodreads (324.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (33.8K)

20h 56m listening time • Released 2017

Detective Miller and ice hauler Holden investigate a missing person case that uncovers a solar system-wide conspiracy threatening all of humanity. Mays handles the complex space opera with distinct voices for both protagonists as they navigate political tensions between Earth, Mars, and the Belt.

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Detective Miller and ice hauler Holden investigate a missing person case that uncovers a solar system-wide conspiracy threatening all of humanity. Mays handles the complex space opera with distinct voices for both protagonists as they navigate political tensions between Earth, Mars, and the Belt.

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Zero Hour

Expeditionary Force • Book 5

by Craig Alanson

Narrated by R.C. Bray

★ 4.63 ABR Score (56.2K ratings)

★ 4.37 Goodreads (14.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (41.4K)

17h 20m listening time • Released 2018

The Merry Band of Pirates faces their biggest crisis yet as their stolen alien ship falls apart and Skippy the AI apparently dies, stranding them thousands of lightyears from Earth.

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The Merry Band of Pirates faces their biggest crisis yet as their stolen alien ship falls apart and Skippy the AI apparently dies, stranding them thousands of lightyears from Earth.

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Persepolis Rising

The Expanse • Book 7

by James S.A. Corey

Narrated by Jefferson Mays

★ 4.63 ABR Score (109.1K ratings)

★ 4.38 Goodreads (88.5K) ★ 4.78 Audible (20.6K)

20h 34m listening time • Released 2017

Jefferson Mays continues his stellar Expanse narration as the aging Rocinante crew faces a new threat from Laconia's advanced alien technology.

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Jefferson Mays continues his stellar Expanse narration as the aging Rocinante crew faces a new threat from Laconia's advanced alien technology.

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Armageddon

Expeditionary Force • Book 8

by Craig Alanson

Narrated by R.C. Bray

★ 4.62 ABR Score (34.2K ratings)

★ 4.42 Goodreads (10.5K) ★ 4.82 Audible (23.6K)

17h 51m listening time • Released 2019

R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery makes Alanson's wisecracks land perfectly—eight books in and this series still nails the balance between laugh-out-loud humor and genuine stakes.

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R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery makes Alanson's wisecracks land perfectly—eight books in and this series still nails the balance between laugh-out-loud humor and genuine stakes.

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Black Ops

Expeditionary Force • Book 4

by Craig Alanson

Narrated by R.C. Bray

★ 4.61 ABR Score (58.2K ratings)

★ 4.34 Goodreads (16.5K) ★ 4.8 Audible (41.7K)

16h 44m listening time • Released 2017

The pirate crew of the Flying Dutchman discovers that preventing another alien attack on Earth isn't as simple as they hoped. R.C. Bray keeps the military sci-fi humor sharp.

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The pirate crew of the Flying Dutchman discovers that preventing another alien attack on Earth isn't as simple as they hoped. R.C. Bray keeps the military sci-fi humor sharp.

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