Audiobooks Like The Passage

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Scott Brick narrates The Passage's 37 hours with the kind of stamina the book itself requires — this is a novel that moves through decades and generations, and Brick's authority keeps the sprawl coherent, his voice a consistent thread through a story that keeps radically changing what it is. Nine of the ten recommendations also feature Brick's narration and are award-winning titles, so the list is organized around one of audio's most prolific voices working in the ambitious end of the genre.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Passage

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    Ender's Shadow

    Ender's Shadow • Book 1

    by Orson Scott Card

    Narrated by Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, full cast

    ★ 4.59 ABR Score (194.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (180.6K) ★ 4.76 Audible (13.8K)
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    Bean's parallel journey through Battle School gets full-cast treatment, with Scott Brick and Gabrielle de Cuir leading voices that capture both his genius and vulnerability.

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    Dune

    Dune • Book 1

    by Frank Herbert

    Narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff, Scott Sowers

    ★ 4.66 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.67 Audible (126.5K)
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    Paul Atreides' transformation from noble heir to messianic leader on the spice planet Arrakis unfolds through multiple skilled voices that capture each character's distinct perspective.

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    11/22/63

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Craig Wasson

    ★ 4.63 ABR Score (740.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.66 Audible (73.7K)
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    A high school teacher discovers a time portal and attempts to prevent JFK's assassination, but changing history proves more complex than expected. Craig Wasson handles the epic scope beautifully.

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    Jurassic Park

    Jurassic Park • Book 1

    by Michael Crichton

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.60 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.76 Audible (46.8K)
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    Scientists clone dinosaurs using ancient DNA, creating the ultimate theme park until the prehistoric predators escape and hunt their creators through tropical nightmares.

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    Second Foundation

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 3

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.46 ABR Score (212.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (204.3K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.9K)
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    The Mule hunts for the hidden Second Foundation while 14-year-old Arkady might hold the key to either the Foundation's salvation or destruction.

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    Foundation's Edge

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 4

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.45 ABR Score (104.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (99.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (4.7K)
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    Asimov returns to his galactic empire thirty years later as the First Foundation discovers disturbing flaws in Seldon's plan. Scott Brick captures both the scope and intricate plotting.

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    Children of Dune

    Dune • Book 3

    by Frank Herbert

    Narrated by Scott Brick, Simon Vance

    ★ 4.34 ABR Score (272.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (254.4K) ★ 4.62 Audible (18.3K)
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    Paul Atreides' twin children inherit not only their father's prescient abilities but the political chaos of ruling Arrakis, where religious zealotry and spice addiction threaten the empire's future.

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    Foundation

    Foundation • Book 3

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.29 ABR Score (620.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (600.9K) ★ 4.4 Audible (19.4K)
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    Psychohistorian Hari Seldon foresees the Galactic Empire's collapse and establishes a colony on Terminus to preserve knowledge through the coming dark age.

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    The Butlerian Jihad

    Legends of Dune • Book 1

    by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.21 ABR Score (95.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (90.2K) ★ 4.51 Audible (5.2K)
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    Humanity's war against thinking machines begins as cymeks and computer overlords threaten to enslave the galaxy in this Dune prequel epic.

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    Heretics of Dune

    Dune • Book 5

    by Frank Herbert

    Narrated by Simon Vance, Scott Brick

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (112.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (104.1K) ★ 4.55 Audible (8.1K)
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    Fifteen hundred years after God Emperor Leto's death, the Empire has scattered and the Bene Gesserit face new threats from returning exiles. Herbert's complex fifth Dune novel benefits from dual narrators handling its intricate political plotting.

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