Audiobooks Like Six of Crows

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Six of Crows uses a full cast — Jay Snyder, Lauren Fortgang, and several others — to split the heist crew's perspectives, each narrator carrying their character's particular brand of damage and calculation, and at 15 hours the ensemble structure means the listen never settles into a single rhythm. Every single one of the ten recommendations features at least one voice from this cast, and most are deep in the Leigh Bardugo catalogue — the same dark, found-family energy and morally complex characters who trust each other just enough to survive.

10 audiobooks for fans of Six of Crows

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    Hell Bent

    Alex Stern • Book 2

    by Leigh Bardugo

    Narrated by Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell

    4.45 ABR Score (187.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (183.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (3.6K)
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    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

    by Leigh Bardugo

    Narrated by Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell

    4.36 ABR Score (413.3K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (407.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (6.0K)
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    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

    by Leigh Bardugo

    Narrated by Lauren Fortgang

    4.46 ABR Score (607.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (595.9K) ★ 4.58 Audible (11.9K)
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    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

    by Leigh Bardugo

    Narrated by Lauren Fortgang

    4.36 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.39 Audible (15.2K)
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    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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    Heir of Fire

    Throne of Glass • Book 3

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.80 ABR Score (1.6M ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.82 Audible (21.7K)
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    Celaena confronts her true heritage while training with an ancient Fae warrior, as Elizabeth Evans captures her internal struggle between assassin and queen.

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    Crown of Midnight

    Throne of Glass • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.75 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.78 Audible (23.5K)
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    Elizabeth Evans elevates this dark political fantasy with a performance that captures Celaena's razor-sharp wit and moral complexity, making the emotional betrayals land harder than the page version.

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    Throne of Glass

    Throne of Glass • Book 1

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.61 ABR Score (2.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (2.5M) ★ 4.59 Audible (28.9K)
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    Elizabeth Evans brings razor-sharp intensity to Celaena's voice, making this dark fantasy competition genuinely addictive. The 13-hour runtime flies by because Evans nails both the brutal action and the simmering character dynamics.

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    The Assassin's Blade

    Throne of Glass #0.1-0.5

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.61 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.66 Audible (15.6K)
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    These five prequel novellas gain new depth through Elizabeth Evans' performance, revealing how Celaena's relationship with Sam changed everything before Throne of Glass.

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    Kingdom of Ash

    Throne of Glass • Book 7

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.94 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.71 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.88 Audible (39.0K)
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    Aelin endures torture in an iron coffin while her allies wage final war across multiple kingdoms in this explosive series finale.

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    Empire of Storms

    Throne of Glass • Book 5

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.88 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.63 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.84 Audible (33.1K)
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    Elizabeth Evans handles the emotional weight of Aelin's journey as she gathers allies and faces impossible choices in this penultimate Throne of Glass installment.

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