Audiobooks Like Pompeii

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If you loved Pompeii by Robert Harris, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of John Lee's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of Pompeii

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    Munich

    by Robert Harris

    Narrated by David Rintoul

    ★ 3.93 ABR Score (31.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (29.8K) ★ 4.31 Audible (1.7K)
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    Opposing spies who were once friends at Munich's darkest hour. Rintoul's measured narration cuts through the betrayals and compromises with brutal precision.

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    Imperium

    Cicero • Book 1

    by Robert Harris

    Narrated by Simon Jones

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (45.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (41.9K) ★ 4.33 Audible (3.1K)
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    Simon Jones performs Cicero's courtroom speeches with such command that ancient history feels like a high-stakes political thriller you can't stop listening to.

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    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)
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    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)
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    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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    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)
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    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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    The Pillars of the Earth

    Kingsbridge • Book 1

    by Ken Follett

    Narrated by John Lee

    ★ 4.68 ABR Score (874.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (838.5K) ★ 4.64 Audible (36.3K)
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    Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure

    Constable Evan Mystery

    by Rhys Bowen

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    ★ 4.61 ABR Score (27.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (2.3K)
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    Barrie Kreinik captures the quiet determination of a betrayed 1930s wife who transforms divorce devastation into unexpected liberation and new romance.

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    City of Thieves

    by David Benioff

    Narrated by Ron Perlman

    ★ 4.55 ABR Score (176.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (169.7K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.2K)
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    Two unlikely friends hunt for eggs in siege-starved Leningrad while Ron Perlman's gruff warmth captures both the horror and dark humor.

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    West with Giraffes

    by Lynda Rutledge

    Narrated by Danny Campbell

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (215.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (205.8K) ★ 4.59 Audible (9.9K)
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    At 105, Woody recalls his Depression-era journey transporting two giraffes across America—a road trip that taught him about friendship and survival.

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    The System of the World

    The Baroque Cycle #6–8 • Book 8

    by Neal Stephenson

    Narrated by Neal Stephenson (introduction), Kevin Pariseau, Simon Prebble

    ★ 4.49 ABR Score (25.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (24.6K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.4K)
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    Stephenson concludes his Baroque Cycle as Newton, Leibniz, and other historical figures shape the early 18th century. Kevin Pariseau and Simon Prebble handle the dense historical material with appropriate gravitas.

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