10 audiobooks for fans of Lovely War
- 1
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 4.73 ABR Score (2.9M ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (2.9M) ★ 4.64 Audible (34.7K)More about this pick
Narrated by Death himself, this follows young Liesel as she discovers the power of stolen books during Nazi Germany. Allan Corduner balances the narrator's otherworldly perspective with deeply human emotion.
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Between Two Fires
by Christopher Buehlman
Narrated by Steve West
★ 4.36 ABR Score (71.9K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (65.0K) ★ 4.53 Audible (6.9K)More about this pick
Steve West voices this medieval nightmare where a disgraced knight and mysterious child journey through plague-ravaged France as fallen angels wage war on heaven.
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The Passion of Dolssa
by Julie Berry
Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Fiona Hardingham, Allan Corduner, Julie Berry
★ 3.95 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (7.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (201) - 4
The Evening and the Morning
Kingsbridge
by Ken Follett
Narrated by John Lee
★ 4.67 ABR Score (149.2K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (136.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (12.8K)More about this pick
Set in 997 CE England, three lives intersect during Viking raids and political chaos as a new town rises. Lee's commanding voice spans decades of medieval intrigue in this Kingsbridge prequel about power, faith, and survival.
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Fall of Giants
The Century Trilogy • Book 1
by Ken Follett
Narrated by John Lee
★ 4.52 ABR Score (370.7K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (350.4K) ★ 4.53 Audible (20.3K)More about this pick
Five families' fates entwine with war, revolution, and history. John Lee's thirty-hour narration proves that epic scope and intimate human drama aren't opposites: they're inseparable.
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Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
by Candace Fleming, M.T. Anderson, Stephanie Hemphill, Lisa Ann Sandell, Jennifer Donnelly, Linda Sue Park, Deborah Hopkinson
Narrated by Justine Eyre, Katharine Lee McEwan, Jayne Entwistle, Heather Wilds, Fiona Hardingham, Elizabeth Knowelden, Elliot Hill
★ 4.11 ABR Score (7.7K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (6.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (779)More about this pick
Seven distinct voices bring Henry's wives out of history and into your ear. Each woman's tragedy becomes devastatingly intimate.
- 7
The Sea Gate
by Jane Johnson
Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Barrie Kreinik
★ 3.99 ABR Score (6.6K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (6.5K) ★ 4.49 Audible (101)More about this pick
Rebecca discovers a letter among her deceased mother's belongings that leads her to elderly cousin Olivia and a WWII-era house full of secrets. Jayne Entwistle and Barrie Kreinik split the dual timeline narrative effectively.
- 8
Black Sam: Prince of Pirates
by Mat McLeod, James Lewis
Narrated by Alex Hyde-White, Roy Dotrice, Scott Brick, Stefan Rudnicki, William Dufris, Jayne Entwistle, Simon Vance, R.C. Bray
★ 3.48 ABR Score (324 ratings)★ 3.65 Goodreads (96) ★ 3.79 Audible (228)More about this pick
Sam Bellamy's transformation from out-of-work sailor to pirate captain to win a debutante's hand. Eight different narrators handle this sweeping maritime adventure across multiple perspectives.
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The Things We Cannot Say
by Kelly Rimmer
Narrated by Ann Marie Gideon, Nancy Peterson
★ 4.86 ABR Score (319.9K ratings)★ 4.54 Goodreads (284.0K) ★ 4.76 Audible (35.9K)More about this pick
A modern woman discovers her Polish grandmother's wartime secrets while struggling with her own family crisis involving her autistic son. The dual timeline structure works beautifully in audio format, connecting past trauma to present-day healing through intimate family bonds.
- 10
Cilka's Journey
The Tattooist of Auschwitz • Book 2
by Heather Morris
Narrated by Louise Brealey
★ 4.72 ABR Score (223.4K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (219.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (4.4K)More about this pick
Louise Brealey's measured, unflinching narration transforms this haunting true story into something unbearable and necessary—she lets the quiet devastation of survival speak louder than any dramatic flourish ever could.
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