Best Fantasy Audiobooks Under 5 Hours

Fantasy audiobooks filtered to under 5 hours of listening time — scored by reader and listener reviews.

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Short fantasy audiobooks are ideal for listeners who want a taste of magic without a 40-hour commitment. These titles — often standalones, novellas, or tightly plotted adventures — pack world-building and character development into a few hours. They're great for a long drive, an afternoon at the gym, or a palate cleanser between epic series.

The audiobooks below are some of the best fantasy listens under 5 hours, scored by reader and listener reviews.

Where to Start with Fantasy Audiobooks Under 5 Hours

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    Coraline

    by Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by Neil Gaiman

    4.56 ABR Score (798.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (788.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (9.8K)
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    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 Fellowship of the Ring cover

    The Fellowship of the Ring

    Middle-earth • Book 2

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Narrated by Peter Woodthorpe, Ian Holm, Robert Stephens, Michael Hordern, Bill Nighy, John McAndrew, David Collings, Douglas Livingstone, Full Cast

    4.56 ABR Score (3.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (3.2M) ★ 4.49 Audible (4.0K)
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    Rob Inglis transforms Tolkien's dense mythology into an immersive journey, handling everything from hobbit dialects to elvish songs. His decades of experience with this material shows in every character voice.

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    The Emperor's Soul

    Elantris • Book 2

    by Brandon Sanderson

    Narrated by Angela Lin

    4.54 ABR Score (142.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (133.7K) ★ 4.56 Audible (8.6K)
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    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

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Narrated by full cast

    4.45 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.58 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.35 Audible (283)
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    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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    The Space Between

    Outlander #7.5 • Book 7

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.45 ABR Score (26.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (21.8K) ★ 4.6 Audible (5.0K)
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    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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    Two Tales of the Iron Druid Chronicles

    The Iron Druid Chronicles #0.6, 3.5

    by Kevin Hearne

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    4.41 ABR Score (6.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.65 Audible (3.4K)
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    Before the chaos of the main series, Atticus faces elemental magic and vampire politics in two short adventures that showcase his dry wit.

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    Penric’s Demon

    Penric and Desdemona (Publication order) • Book 1

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.40 ABR Score (14.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (12.8K) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.2K)
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    Grover Gardner's warm, precise narration transforms a deceptively simple premise into something luminous—Bujold's novella unfolds with the emotional weight of a much longer novel, and Gardner makes every revelation land.

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    Professional Integrity

    The Riyria Chronicles #2.6

    by Michael J. Sullivan

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

    4.39 ABR Score (18.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 4.51 Audible (14.0K)
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    Hadrian and Royce's thieves-for-hire partnership faces a test of professional ethics in this classic fantasy short set years after their mercenary beginnings.

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    The Chronicles Of Narnia : The Magician's Nephew, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Last Battle cover

    The Chronicles Of Narnia : The Magician's Nephew, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Last Battle

    The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #1–7 • Book 3

    by C.S. Lewis

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.38 ABR Score (713.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (713.5K) ★ 4.74 Audible (74)
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    The Courts of Chaos

    The Chronicles of Amber • Book 5

    by Roger Zelazny, Tim White

    Narrated by Alessandro Juliani

    4.37 ABR Score (26.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (24.3K) ★ 4.58 Audible (1.8K)
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    The Pattern crumbles as Corwin races through collapsing realities to save Amber itself—Zelazny's finale rewards longtime fans with cosmic scope.

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    The Physicians of Vilnoc

    The Penric & Desdemona Series • Book 9

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.36 ABR Score (5.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.74 Audible (490)
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    Grover Gardner's warm, measured delivery makes this medical mystery feel less like puzzle-solving and more like sitting with a brilliant friend working through an impossible problem—Bujold's gift for character and her magic system clicking into place with satisfying clarity.

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    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    Hogwarts Library • Book 1

    by Newt Scamander, J.K. Rowling

    Narrated by Eddie Redmayne

    4.35 ABR Score (433.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (419.9K) ★ 4.4 Audible (13.2K)
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    Eddie Redmayne reads Newt's encyclopedic entries about magical creatures like Nifflers and Bowtruckles with the perfect mix of academic precision and wonder.

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    Penric and the Bandit

    Penric and Desdemona (Chronological) • Book 14

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.35 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.81 Audible (167)
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    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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    Penric and the Shaman

    Penric and Desdemona (Publication order) • Book 2

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.35 ABR Score (9.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (8.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (847)
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    Four years after gaining his demon, Penric now serves as both scholar and sorcerer when assigned to help track a dangerous fugitive shaman. Grover Gardner's warm narration perfectly suits Bujold's character-driven fantasy about duty, faith, and the complexity of justice.

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    Penric’s Fox

    Penric and Desdemona (Publication order) • Book 5

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.33 ABR Score (7.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (6.5K) ★ 4.65 Audible (690)
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    Grover Gardner's warm, measured delivery makes this novella feel like a mystery unfolding over drinks with someone genuinely clever—Bujold's wit and Penric's self-deprecating charm land perfectly in audio form.

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    Mira’s Last Dance

    Penric and Desdemona (Publication order) • Book 4

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.33 ABR Score (6.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 4.64 Audible (632)
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    Grover Gardner's warm, precise narration transforms Bujold's intricate character work into something genuinely moving—watch how a possessed sorcerer, a disgraced general, and a ghost-courtesan become people you actually care about in just 3.5 hours.

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    Masquerade in Lodi

    The Penric & Desdemona Series • Book 4

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.32 ABR Score (5.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.67 Audible (452)
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    Grover Gardner's warm, precise narration transforms this novella into the perfect pocket-sized escape—Bujold's wit and demon-human banter practically sparkle in audio form, hitting emotional depth you won't expect in four hours.

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    Knot of Shadows

    Penric and Desdemona (Publication order) • Book 11

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.31 ABR Score (4.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.68 Audible (394)
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    A floating corpse that's not quite dead draws sorcerer Penric into an investigation across the harbor city of Vilnoc in this tightly plotted fantasy mystery.

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    Greenwitch

    The Dark Is Rising • Book 3

    by Susan Cooper, Unknown Author

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.30 ABR Score (33.0K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (32.3K) ★ 4.63 Audible (716)
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    Alex Jennings animates this mythology ensemble so vividly that you forget you're listening: The Dark Is Rising's finest and most assured entry in the series.

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    Demon in the Wood

    Grishaverse

    by Leigh Bardugo, Dani Pendergast

    Narrated by Ben Barnes, Benjamin Valic, Cassandra Morris, Eason Rytter, James Fouhey, Mary McCartney, Matt Leisy, Salli Saffioti, Sean Gormley, Tom Bromhead

    4.29 ABR Score (52.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (51.7K) ★ 4.57 Audible (362)
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    Young Eryk's dangerous life on the run comes alive through an exceptional ensemble cast led by Ben Barnes, bringing depth to this brief but crucial Grishaverse prequel.

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    Debt of Bones

    Sword of Truth #0.5

    by Terry Goodkind

    Narrated by Sam Tsoutsouvas

    4.28 ABR Score (34.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (31.8K) ★ 4.55 Audible (3.0K)
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    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 Narrow Road Between Desires

    The Kingkiller Chronicle #0.6 • Book 2

    by Nate Taylor

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Patrick Rothfuss

    4.27 ABR Score (37.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (34.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (2.2K)
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    Bast accepts a gift and discovers he doesn't know how to owe anyone anything—a dangerous position for a creature who lives by bargains. Nick Podehl and Patrick Rothfuss together create an intimate portrait of Rothfuss's most enigmatic character.

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    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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    Eric

    Discworld • Book 9

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

    4.26 ABR Score (82.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (82.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (441)
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    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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    Testimony of Mute Things

    Penric and Desdemona (Publication order) • Book 15

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.25 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (80)
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    Sorcerer Penric and demon Desdemona attend a contentious Temple conclave in a border town, where Grover Gardner's narration suits Bujold's blend of magic and political intrigue.

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    A Dead Djinn in Cairo

    Dead Djinn Universe

    by P. Djèlí Clark

    Narrated by Suehyla El-Attar

    4.25 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (19.8K) ★ 4.53 Audible (848)
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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

    4.24 ABR Score (787 ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (455) ★ 4.81 Audible (332)
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    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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    Amongst the Fallen

    The Beginning after the End #8.5 • Book 8

    by TurtleMe

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.23 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (611) ★ 4.73 Audible (771)
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    With Arthur vanished after Dicathen's defeat, familiar faces navigate life under Vritra rule in this interquel exploring the war's devastating aftermath through multiple perspectives.

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    The Adventure of the Demonic Ox

    Penric and Desdemona (Publication order) • Book 14

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.22 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.59 Audible (127)
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    What starts as sorcerer Penric teaching his student about demonic possession in livestock becomes something far more complex and dangerous.

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    Elementally Priceless

    Rylee Adamson #0.5

    by Shannon Mayer

    Narrated by Nora Achrati, Yasmin Tuazon, Donald Guzzi, Terence Aselford, David Jourdan, Chris Stinson, Christopher Williams, Nanette Savard, Kay Eluvian, Colleen Delany, Daniel Llaca

    4.21 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.5 Audible (86)
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    Young Rylee's first tracking mission and an earth elemental's banishment story interweave to reveal destiny and forbidden power. The full cast production brings depth to this origin story prequel.

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    The Sleeper and the Spindle

    by Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, Michael Maloney, Sean Baker, Jane Collingwood, Clare Corbett, Allan Corduner, Katherine Kingsley

    4.21 ABR Score (55.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (54.3K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.1K)
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    Jade Shards

    The Green Bone Saga #0.75

    by Fonda Lee

    Narrated by Andrew Kishino

    4.20 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.5 Audible (109)
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    Four prequel stories explore the Green Bone Saga's backstory, including Ayt Mada's orphaned academy days and her friendship with warrior-in-training Aun Ure. Andrew Kishino's performance adds depth to these character origins.

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    Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear

    Wayward Children • Book 10

    by Seanan McGuire

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    4.18 ABR Score (9.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (9.5K) ★ 4.65 Audible (102)
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    Nadya navigates tidal rivers and impossible ships while searching for belonging in this latest Wayward Children adventure. The story explores family, disability, and finding your place across worlds.

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    The Edge Chronicles 2: The Winter Knights: Second Book of Quint

    The Edge Chronicles: The Quint Saga • Book 2

    by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.17 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.83 Audible (30)
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    Shackled

    The Aldoran Chronicles

    by Michael Wisehart

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

    4.17 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (625) ★ 4.53 Audible (1.6K)
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    Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms a prison-escape thriller into something genuinely gripping, his sharp delivery perfectly matching Ferrin's sarcasm while building real tension underneath. At under 2.5 hours, it's the ideal entry point to the series, and Reynolds makes every minute count.

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    The Edge Chronicles 7

    The Edge Chronicles: Rook Trilogy • Book 1

    by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.15 ABR Score (6.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (6.4K) ★ 4.63 Audible (19)
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    The Curse of the Gloamglozer

    The Edge Chronicles: The Quint Saga • Book 1

    by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.15 ABR Score (8.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (8.4K) ★ 4.32 Audible (47)
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    The Adventures of Tom Bombadil by J. R

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Narrated by Derek Jacobi

    4.14 ABR Score (12.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (11.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (710)
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    Derek Jacobi's theatrical delivery perfect suits these whimsical Middle-earth verses about Tom's encounters with River-daughters and Barrow-wights. Pure Tolkien charm in 82 minutes.

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    Midnight Over Sanctaphrax

    The Edge Chronicles: The Twig Saga • Book 3

    by Paul Stewart

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.13 ABR Score (8.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (8.1K) ★ 4.86 Audible (7)
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    By book three, you're so deep in Stewart's world that catastrophe feels intimate. Jennings' narration is so assured it makes the impossible feel inevitable.

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    Many Are the Dead

    Raven's Shadow #0.7

    by Anthony Ryan

    Narrated by Steven Brand

    4.13 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (935) ★ 4.53 Audible (431)
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    Ryan returns to his Raven's Shadow world ten years before Blood Song, where Sixth Order brothers wage savage war against Lonak clans until the Red Hand threatens everything.

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    Murder by Magic

    ONSET

    by Glynn Stewart

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.13 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (456) ★ 4.46 Audible (907)
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    Ray Porter's crisp delivery transforms this FBI-supernatural procedural into a taut moral standoff—Jamie Riley's integrity against a system built to compromise it, all in under two hours.

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    Born in Blood

    Broken Bloodlines #0.5

    by Sadie Kincaid

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden, Sean Masters

    4.13 ABR Score (7.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.52 Audible (302)
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    Three narrators capture a Georgian rake's seduction and reckoning: he meets an immortal stranger and discovers what immortality truly costs. (137 characters)

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    Stormchaser

    The Edge Chronicles (chronological) • Book 5

    by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.13 ABR Score (10.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (10.1K) ★ 4.09 Audible (11)
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    Alex Jennings' narration transforms the Edge Chronicles' whimsical world into something genuinely epic, making this sky pirate saga worth the commitment.

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    The Puppets of Spelhorst

    The Norendy Tales • Book 1

    by Kate DiCamillo, Julie Morstad

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    4.12 ABR Score (7.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.47 Audible (17)
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    The Werewolf's 15 Minutes

    Audible Original Stories

    by Jonathan Maberry

    Narrated by Ray Porter, Dina Pearlman

    4.12 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.69 Goodreads (937) ★ 4.45 Audible (3.2K)
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    Gary Bruce transforms from epic loser to social media sensation when he outs himself as a werewolf on YouTube, and Porter captures his desperate grab for relevance perfectly.

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    Rylee Adamson: Alex (Dramatized Adaptation)

    Rylee Adamson Novel • Book 5

    by Shannon Mayer

    Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Karen Novack, Lise Bruneau, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Williams, Tanja Milojevic, Brandon Burton

    4.11 ABR Score (63 ratings)
    ★ 4.67 Audible (63)
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    Wickedest Witch

    Hell

    by Eve Langlais

    Narrated by Abby Craden, Charles Carr

    4.09 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.39 Audible (279)
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    A ruthless witch who solves supernatural problems gets stuck working with an insufferable shifter on her latest case. Abby Craden and Charles Carr play up the antagonistic chemistry with sharp comedic timing.

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    Once Upon a Time in the North

    His Dark Materials #0.5

    by Philip Pullman, John Lawrence

    Narrated by David Harewood

    4.09 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (18.5K) ★ 4.78 Audible (27)
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    Young Lee Scoresby's first adventure in the Arctic reveals how he met Iorek Byrnison, with David Harewood bringing warmth to this brief but essential His Dark Materials prequel.

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    Oberon’s Bathtime Stories

    The Iron Druid Chronicles #10.1

    by Kevin Hearne

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    4.08 ABR Score (581 ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (403) ★ 4.55 Audible (178)
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    Luke Daniels brings his perfect comedic timing to Oberon's increasingly absurd demands, turning bathtime banter into genuinely hilarious character moments that somehow make historical deep-dives feel essential.

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    The Edge Chronicles 8: Vox: Second Book of Rook

    The Edge Chronicles: Rook Trilogy • Book 2

    by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.08 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.56 Audible (9)
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    The Cloven Viscount

    I nostri antenati • Book 1

    by Italo Calvino, Archibald Colquhoun

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    4.08 ABR Score (32.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (32.5K) ★ 4.34 Audible (65)
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    A cannonball splits Viscount Medardo in half, leaving one side purely good and the other irredeemably evil roaming the countryside. Calvino's whimsical fable gets charming treatment from Edoardo Ballerini's expressive reading.

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    Clash of the Sky Galleons

    The Edge Chronicles: The Quint Saga • Book 3

    by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.08 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)
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    Alex Jennings' performance makes every sky-pirate duel crackle. A revenge tale that moves with such relentless momentum you can't put it down.

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    Escape from Yokai Land

    Laundry Files • Book 7

    by Charles Stross

    Narrated by Gideon Emery

    4.07 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.44 Audible (220)
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    I Say Your Name in the Dark Nights

    Kagen the Damned #1.5

    by Jonathan Maberry

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.07 ABR Score (550 ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (351) ★ 4.59 Audible (199)
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    Disgraced palace guard Kagen Vale discovers that exile offers no escape from evil in this sword-and-horror adventure. Ray Porter's narration suits the gritty tone of a warrior facing supernatural clan enemies.

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    Even Though I Knew the End

    by C.L. Polk

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.07 ABR Score (20.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.8 Goodreads (20.6K) ★ 4.28 Audible (225)
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    LaVoy's narration captures the noir atmosphere as an exiled detective who sold her soul takes one final case in 1940s Chicago's supernatural underworld.

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    Made Things

    Made Things • Book 1

    by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Narrated by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    4.07 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (165)
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    If Ever They Happened Upon My Lair

    A Tale from The Legend of Drizzt • Book 9

    by R.A. Salvatore

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton

    4.03 ABR Score (644 ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (218) ★ 4.35 Audible (426)
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    Wil Wheaton brings theatrical flair to Zhengyi the Witch King's origin story, perfectly capturing the lich's manipulative charm. His performance makes the brief runtime feel like an intimate glimpse into dark magic's seductive power.

  58. 58
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    The Edge Chronicles Standalone: The Lost Barkscrolls

    The Edge Chronicles (chronological) #0, 6.5, 7.5 & 9.5

    by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    4.02 ABR Score (977 ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (973) ★ 4.5 Audible (4)
  59. 59
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    Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors

    by Roger Lancelyn Green, Alan Langford

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, David Rintoul, Rula Lenska

    4.01 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.26 Audible (34)
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    What could feel rote becomes electric: three distinct narrators carry Green's swiftly paced myths with such conviction you believe in each hero completely.

  60. 60
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    Gorgon Gone Wild (Serpentine Solutions)

    Misty Hollow • Book 3

    by H.P. Mallory, J.R. Rain

    Narrated by Virtual Voice

    4.01 ABR Score (361 ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (355) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)
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    Gorgon investigator tackles swamp murders threatening the weregator community, her stone-turning stare making her the apex predator—until six more youth disappear, challenging even her deadly abilities.

  61. 61
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    The Book of the Reaper

    Vesik • Book 18

    by Eric R. Asher

    Narrated by Erin Moon, Travis Baldree

    4.01 ABR Score (145 ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (117) ★ 4.86 Audible (28)
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    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.

  62. 62
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    Goblin Tales : Compilation of Humorous Fantasy Stories

    Compilation of Humorous Fantasy Stories

    by Jim C. Hines, Marni Penning, Scott McCormick, Richard Rohan, Kimberly Gilbert, Ken Jackson, David Harris, Nora Achrati, Nanette Savard, Eric Messner, Bradley Smith, Dylan Lynch, Colleen Delany, Michael John Casey, Alejandro Ruiz

    Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Nanette Savard, Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Marni Penning, Ken Jackson, Alejandro Ruiz, Kimberly Gilbert, Bradley Smith, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan

    4.00 ABR Score (500 ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (482) ★ 4.67 Audible (18)
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    The Oak and the RAM

    Corum • Book 5

    by Michael Moorcock

    Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Chris Genebach, Tim Getman, Bradley Smith, Thomas Keegan, Andy Clemence, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati, David Jourdan, Lawrence Redmond, Chris Davenport

    4.00 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.47 Audible (34)
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    Summer's heat battles the icy Fhoi Myore as High King Amergin rallies the Mabden against ancient death-bringers. The full cast creates an immersive Celtic fantasy atmosphere.

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    Legends

    The Ronin Saga #0.5

    by Matthew Wolf

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    3.99 ABR Score (167 ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (75) ★ 4.5 Audible (92)
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    This prequel reveals which Ronin betrayed Kail's elemental brotherhood in their final hour. Michael Kramer's voice adds gravitas to the wind-threader's desperate hunt for the traitor.

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    Dominion

    The Coldfire Trilogy #0.6

    by C.S. Friedman

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    3.99 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.68 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.4 Audible (215)
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    R.C. Bray's dark tones suit this Coldfire prequel as Gerald Tarrant seeks out a legendary forest where the fae has grown so powerful it devours anyone who enters.

  66. 66
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    Visions of a Hidden (The Ronin Saga)

    The Ronin Saga

    by Matthew Wolf

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    3.98 ABR Score (104 ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (72) ★ 4.81 Audible (32)
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    Young elf Rydel trains under a grizzled blademaster to become a legendary Hidden warrior alongside his sworn brothers. Michael Kramer's narration brings weight to this tale of mythical combat mastery.

  67. 67
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    King of Shadows

    by Susan Cooper

    Narrated by Jim Dale

    3.96 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.69 Goodreads (3.8K) ★ 4.18 Audible (68)
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    Young Nat Field escapes his tragic past through theater, but when he joins a Globe theater production, Jim Dale guides listeners through his mysterious transport to Shakespeare's actual time.

  68. 68
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    Psychopomp & Circumstance

    by Eden Royce

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    3.95 ABR Score (801 ratings)
    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (785) ★ 4.81 Audible (16)
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    Set in Reconstruction-era New Charleston, this Southern Gothic follows Phee St. Margaret, a coddled daughter of free Black business owners, as family funeral tensions explode.

  69. 69
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    The Reigateway to Another World

    Warlock Holmes [Dramatized]

    by G.S. Denning

    Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Eric Messner, Zeke Alton, Chris Genebach, Michael John Casey, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Jillian Levine-Sisson, Nora Achrati, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby

    3.94 ABR Score (103 ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (79) ★ 4.75 Audible (24)
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    Crazy Town

    by Jonathan Maberry

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    3.94 ABR Score (66 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (21) ★ 4.69 Audible (45)
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    Former cop Sam Hunter's excessive force issues cost him his badge, but his animal-like investigative instincts serve Philadelphia's forgotten cases perfectly.

  71. 71
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    Clive Barker's First Tales

    by Clive Barker

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    3.94 ABR Score (228 ratings)
    ★ 3.61 Goodreads (176) ★ 4.29 Audible (52)
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    Two early Barker stories showcase his talent for finding horror in human selfishness and fantastical plague worlds. Simon Vance captures both the mundane cruelty and supernatural terror.

  72. 72
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    Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Novellas • Book 26

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    3.93 ABR Score (88 ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (71) ★ 4.41 Audible (17)
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    Music legends guide Bubba through past, present, and future to save music from Auto-Tune Hell itself. Solo's narration captures the absurdity as our hero gets beaten up by a little girl while trying to rescue country music.

  73. 73
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    The Conqueror's Shadow (1 of 2)

    Corvis Rebaine [Dramatized] • Book 1

    by Ari Marmell

    Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Laura C. Harris, Colleen Delany, Chris Genebach, Eric Messner, Bradley Smith, Matthew Bassett, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Eric Singdahlsen, Nick DePinto, Jonathon Church

    3.93 ABR Score (8 ratings)
    ★ 5 Audible (8)
  74. 74
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    Mutagenesis

    The Warlock Sagas • Book 2

    by Orrin Grey

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    3.93 ABR Score (234 ratings)
    ★ 3.63 Goodreads (102) ★ 4.16 Audible (132)
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    Enslaved ogrun Thagrosh plans escape from Khadoran mines with his brother Vargal, but freedom demands a terrible price. The dark origin story of a legendary warlock unfolds.

  75. 75
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    The Edge Chronicles: Freeglader

    The Edge Chronicles (abridged) • Book 9

    by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    3.93 ABR Score (10 ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Audible (10)
  76. 76
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    The Vanishing: A Short Story in the Dying Lands Chronicle

    The Dying Lands Chronicle

    by Jacob Cooper

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    3.92 ABR Score (59 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (15) ★ 4.61 Audible (44)
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    A fishing village suffers a plague where victims don't die—they vanish, leaving only footprints and ash, in this haunting tale that showcases the atmospheric world-building of the Dying Lands.

  77. 77
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    Moving Targets

    Exiles in Arms • Book 1

    by C.L. Werner

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    3.92 ABR Score (187 ratings)
    ★ 3.5 Goodreads (121) ★ 4.18 Audible (66)
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    Two mercenaries flee war-torn Llael only to get caught in an assignment that threatens their escape plans completely.

  78. 78
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    Iron Kingdoms Excursions: Season One Collection

    Iron Kingdoms Excursions #1-6

    by Larry Correia, Erik Scott de Bie, Orrin Grey, Darla Kennerud, Michael G. Ryan, Aeryn Rudel, Douglas Seacat, William Shick, Howard Tayler

    Narrated by Ray Porter, Bronson Pinchot, Scott Aiello

    3.91 ABR Score (178 ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (43) ★ 4.14 Audible (135)
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    Eighteen micro-tales explore the steampunk world of Immoren through citizens, creatures, and war machines in bite-sized 1,500-word adventures.

  79. 79
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    The Education of Brother Thaddius and Other Tales of DemonWars

    The DemonWars Saga • Book 8

    by R.A. Salvatore

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day

    3.90 ABR Score (347 ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (159) ★ 4.01 Audible (188)
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    DemonWars universe expands through tales of ranger Mather Wyndon and others, with Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day adding distinct voices to Salvatore's world.

  80. 80
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    The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

    by Mathias Malzieu, Sarah Ardizzone

    Narrated by Jim Dale

    3.90 ABR Score (31.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.59 Goodreads (31.6K) ★ 3.93 Audible (244)
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    Born with a frozen heart in 1874 Edinburgh, Jack survives when a witch doctor replaces it with a cuckoo clock. Jim Dale's whimsical narration matches the fairy tale atmosphere.

  81. 81
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    The Ogre of Oglefort

    by Eva Ibbotson

    Narrated by Alex Jennings

    3.90 ABR Score (926 ratings)
    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (921) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)
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    What starts as a standard rescue-the-princess mission becomes wonderfully absurd when the ogre's depressed and the princess refuses to be saved, perfectly captured in Alex Jennings' whimsical narration.

  82. 82
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    The Crossroads

    Fantasy Short Stories Collection • Book 4

    by L. Ron Hubbard

    Narrated by R. F. Daley, Edoardo Ballerini, Jennifer Darling, Kristin Proctor, Jim Meskimen, Tait Ruppert, Enn Reitel, Tamra Meskimen, Michael Yurchak, Full Cast

    3.90 ABR Score (108 ratings)
    ★ 3.66 Goodreads (58) ★ 4 Audible (50)
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    Long before Twilight Zone existed, Hubbard created thought-provoking scenarios, and this full cast captures farmer Eben's rebellion against governmental overreach perfectly.

  83. 83
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    A Thief's Way: Companion Story to A Prince's Errand (Tales of the Amulet)

    Tales of the Amulet • Book 1

    by Dan Zangari, Robert Zangari

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    3.89 ABR Score (45 ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (31) ★ 4.64 Audible (14)
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    Tilthan's sardonic heist crew infiltrates the Isle of Korath to steal a magical gemstone, but murder and ancient secrets complicate their simple job.

  84. 84
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    Infernal Games

    The Templar Chronicles • Book 4

    by Joseph Nassise

    Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, David Coyne, Thomas Penny, Alexander Strain, Bradley Smith, Nora Achrati, Mort Shelby, Thomas Keegan, Christopher Graybill, Ken Jackson, Alyssa Wilmoth

    3.89 ABR Score (374 ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (373) ★ 5 Audible (1)
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    The Seventh Perfection

    by Daniel Polansky

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

    3.88 ABR Score (851 ratings)
    ★ 3.62 Goodreads (843) ★ 3.88 Audible (8)
  86. 86
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    Dirk Snigby's Guide to the Afterlife

    by E.E. King

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    3.86 ABR Score (151 ratings)
    ★ 3.39 Goodreads (140) ★ 3.73 Audible (11)
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    Ad man Dirk works for Lucifer himself, tasked with writing a Zagat-style guide to heaven to ease hell's overcrowding problem—Simon Prebble makes it wickedly fun.

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    Otherland

    by Louie Stowell

    Narrated by Gemma Whelan

    3.86 ABR Score (141 ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (140) ★ 5 Audible (1)
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    I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask Dramatized Adaptation

    The Mask

    by Christopher Cantwell

    Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Eric Messner, Keith Richards, Ken Jackson, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Zeke Alton, Megan Dominy, Mark Harrietha

    3.86 ABR Score (39 ratings)
    ★ 3.5 Goodreads (4) ★ 4.29 Audible (35)
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    Years after burial, the mysterious green mask resurfaces in Edge City with limitless power and gruesome results. Full cast dramatization from Halt and Catch Fire's showrunner.

  89. 89
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    Rylee (Dramatized Adaptation)

    Rylee Adamson Epilogues • Book 1

    by Shannon Mayer

    Narrated by Troy Allan, Jessica Threet, Marlon Dance-Hooi, Ken Jackson, full cast, Nora Achrati, R.J. Bayley, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Chris Genebach, Christopher Walker, Morgan Dalla Betta

    3.84 ABR Score (3 ratings)
    ★ 4.67 Audible (3)
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    Liam

    The Rylee Adamson Epilogues [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 2

    by Shannon Mayer, Full Cast

    Narrated by full cast, Chris Genebach, Troy Allan, Dominique Salvacion, LaMont Ridgell, Lily Beacon, Karen Novack, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Steve Wannall, Bradley Foster Smith, Robb Moreira

    3.80 ABR Score (13 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (8) ★ 4.8 Audible (5)
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    Former FBI agent turned Guardian wolf shifter Liam protects three orphaned ogre triplets after the demon war ends. The full cast production captures the urban fantasy's ensemble dynamics.

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    Stitched

    Rylee Adamson Novel • Book 8

    by Shannon Mayer

    Narrated by Lauren Fortgang, Dan Bittner

    3.79 ABR Score (29 ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (28) ★ 5 Audible (1)
  92. 92
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    The History of Caliph Vathek

    by William Beckford

    Narrated by Jonathan Keeble

    3.77 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.23 Goodreads (7.5K) ★ 3.33 Audible (6)
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    Beckford's 18th-century tale of a tyrannical caliph whose terrible eye can kill anyone who looks upon it gets properly gothic treatment from Keeble's theatrical narration.

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    Order-born

    by Shawna Canon

    Narrated by Adam Verner

    3.75 ABR Score (6 ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (3) ★ 5 Audible (3)
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    Royal Order soldiers bred specifically for combat through arranged marriages face their destiny in this military fantasy short. The brief runtime lets the concept speak for itself without overstaying.

  94. 94
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    The Brave Queen

    Hidden Scrolls: The Mystery of the Ancient Map • Book 1

    by M.J. Thomas, Alan Brown

    Narrated by Adam Verner

    3.74 ABR Score (28 ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (28)
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    The Great Big Bear and Other Stories of the Iron Druid Chronicles

    by Kevin Hearne

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    3.56 ABR Score (2 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (2)
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    Twelve new Iron Druid stories featuring Atticus, Owen, Granuaile, and very good dogs get enthusiastic treatment from Luke Daniels. His familiar voice returns fans to this beloved urban fantasy world.

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