10 audiobooks for fans of The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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The Name of the Wind
Kingkiller Chronicle • Book 1
by Patrick Rothfuss
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.72 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.7 Audible (109.1K)More about this pick
Legendary hero Kvothe tells his own story: orphaned by demons, surviving on streets, then earning his way into magic university. Nick Podehl becomes Kvothe himself.
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The Emperor's Soul
Elantris • Book 2
Narrated by Angela Lin
★ 4.38 ABR Score (142.3K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (133.7K) ★ 4.56 Audible (8.6K)More about this pick
Master Forger Shai must rewrite the soul of a brain-damaged emperor in 100 days or face execution. Lin's precise narration matches Sanderson's tight plotting in this Hugo-winning novella about art, identity, and magical craftsmanship.
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The Return of the King
Middle-earth • Book 4
Narrated by full cast
★ 4.28 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.58 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.35 Audible (283)More about this pick
Frodo and Sam struggle through Mordor to destroy the Ring while Aragorn claims his throne in Middle-earth's final battle against darkness.
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Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
Narrated by Neil Gaiman
★ 4.43 ABR Score (798.2K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (788.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (9.8K)More about this pick
A girl finds a parallel world through a locked door, where her Other Mother has button eyes and sinister plans. Gaiman's own reading adds perfect theatrical flair to this creepy children's classic.
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The Space Between
Outlander #7.5 • Book 7
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.30 ABR Score (26.8K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (21.8K) ★ 4.6 Audible (5.0K)More about this pick
Joan MacKimmie travels to Paris to become a nun, fleeing mysterious voices that predict death. Davina Porter's narration captures both Joan's supernatural burden and the historical setting of this Outlander universe story.
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Penric and the Bandit
Penric and Desdemona (Chronological) • Book 14
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.25 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.81 Audible (167)More about this pick
Road-weary bandit thinks he's found an easy mark in young Penric, but this demon-touched sorcerer's 'I never travel alone' proves ominous.
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Sweep with Me
Innkeeper Chronicles [Dramatized Adaptation] #4.5 • Book 5
by Ilona Andrews, Nora Achrati, Ryan H. Reid, Samantha Cooper, Scott McCormick, Karen Novack, Rob McFadyen, Terence Aselford
Narrated by James Konicek, Jeff Allin, Karen Novack, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Rob McFadyen, Robb Moreira, Ryan H. Reid, Samantha Cooper, Troy Allan
★ 4.14 ABR Score (787 ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (455) ★ 4.81 Audible (332)More about this pick
Holiday chaos hits Gertrude Hunt during Treaty Stay when the bed-and-breakfast must accept dangerous guests by ancient innkeeper law. This full-cast dramatization captures every alien accent and magical mishap with theatrical flair.
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Eric
Discworld • Book 9
Narrated by Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
★ 4.11 ABR Score (82.8K ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (82.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (441)More about this pick
Teenage demonologist Eric accidentally summons incompetent wizard Rincewind instead of a proper demon for his three wishes. The stellar cast including Bill Nighy and Peter Serafinowicz brings Pratchett's comic characters to vivid life.
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Debt of Bones
Sword of Truth #0.5
by Terry Goodkind
Narrated by Sam Tsoutsouvas
★ 4.09 ABR Score (34.8K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (31.8K) ★ 4.55 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
Young Abby seeks the powerful wizard Zedd's help during wartime, trapped between competing forces in this Sword of Truth prequel that explains key backstory.
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The Book of the Reaper
Vesik • Book 18
by Eric R. Asher
Narrated by Erin Moon, Travis Baldree
★ 3.88 ABR Score (145 ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (117) ★ 4.86 Audible (28)More about this pick
Ashley must awaken the Titan Gaia using an ancient coin while Terrence and Vicky race to the Abyss in a desperate gambit to save monstrous Damian.
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