Best Patrick Rothfuss Audiobooks

Where to Start with Patrick Rothfuss

5 audiobooks in collection
4.32 avg ABR rating
Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Best Patrick Rothfuss Audiobooks

  1. 1
    The Wise Man's Fear cover

    The Wise Man's Fear

    The Kingkiller Chronicle • Book 2

    by Patrick Rothfuss

    Narrated by Nick Podehl

    4.86 ABR Score (711.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (626.1K) ★ 4.8 Audible (85.5K)
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    Kvothe continues his legendary tale, traveling to court intrigue and spending time with the immortal Felurian while mastering both magic and seduction. Nick Podehl's performance remains captivating.

  2. 2
    The Name of the Wind cover

    The Name of the Wind

    Kingkiller Chronicle • Book 1

    by Patrick Rothfuss

    Narrated by Nick Podehl

    4.82 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.7 Audible (109.1K)
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    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.

  3. 3
    The Slow Regard of Silent Things cover

    The Slow Regard of Silent Things

    The Kingkiller Chronicle #2.5 • Book 2

    by Patrick Rothfuss, Nate Taylor

    Narrated by Patrick Rothfuss

    4.26 ABR Score (174.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (161.6K) ★ 4.33 Audible (13.4K)
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    Rothfuss reads his own prose poem about Auri's underground life, his voice matching the delicate, careful rhythm of her daily rituals perfectly.

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    Unfettered

    Vault of Heaven #0.7 - The Sound of Broken Absolu • Book 1

    by Shawn Speakman, Robert Jordan, Terry Brooks, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Jacqueline Carey, Tad Williams, R.A. Salvatore, Naomi Novik, Geno Salvatore, Peter V. Brett, Daniel Abraham, Lev Grossman, David Anthony Durham, Peter Orullian, Blake Charlton, Michael J. Sullivan, Eldon Thompson, Robert V.S. Redick, Carrie Vaughn, Kevin Hearne, Jennifer Bosworth, Todd Lockwood, Mark Lawrence

    Narrated by Peter Ganim, Marc Vietor, Bronson Pinchot, Jay Snyder

    3.83 ABR Score (7.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.8 Goodreads (6.0K) ★ 3.78 Audible (1.5K)
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    Twenty-three fantasy authors contribute stories to help editor Shawn Speakman pay medical bills, creating an anthology spanning multiple worlds and styles. Multiple narrators handle everything from epic fantasy to urban magical realism.

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    Rogues

    Ancient World

    by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Joe Abercrombie, Gillian Flynn, Matthew Hughes, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael Swanwick, David Ball, Carrie Vaughn, Scott Lynch, Bradley Denton, Cherie Priest, Daniel Abraham, Paul Cornell, Steven Saylor, Garth Nix, Walter Jon Williams, Phyllis Eisenstein, Lisa Tuttle, Neil Gaiman, Connie Willis, Patrick Rothfuss

    Narrated by George R. R. Martin, Gwendoline Christie, Roy Dotrice, Ron Donachie, W. Morgan Sheppard, Janis Ian, Molly Quinn, Rupert Degas, Iain Glen, Various

    3.81 ABR Score (27.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (24.6K) ★ 4.13 Audible (2.9K)
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    Twenty-one stories featuring morally ambiguous characters from fantasy and historical fiction masters. The varied cast including Gwendoline Christie and Iain Glen gives voice to antiheroes across multiple genres and time periods.

All Patrick Rothfuss Audiobooks (5)

The Kingkiller Chronicle (1)

#2 The Wise Man's Fear narrated by Nick Podehl
4.55 42h 55m

Kingkiller Chronicle (1)

#1 The Name of the Wind narrated by Nick Podehl
4.52 27h 55m

The Kingkiller Chronicle #2.5 (1)

#2 The Slow Regard of Silent Things narrated by Patrick Rothfuss
3.86 3h 39m

Vault of Heaven #0.7 - The Sound of Broken Absolu (1)

#1 Unfettered narrated by Peter Ganim, Marc Vietor, Bronson Pinchot, Jay Snyder
3.80 20h 16m

Ancient World (1)

Rogues narrated by George R. R. Martin, Gwendoline Christie, Roy Dotrice, Ron Donachie, W. Morgan Sheppard, Janis Ian, Molly Quinn, Rupert Degas, Iain Glen, Various
3.87 31h 15m