Longest Fantasy Audiobook Series

The longest fantasy audiobook series ranked by total hours — epic sagas and sprawling worlds for committed fantasy listeners.

Fantasy is the genre of long series — and audiobook listeners know it. These are the longest fantasy audiobook series ranked by total listening time, from sprawling epic sagas to multi-generation stories that take hundreds of hours to complete.

If you're the kind of listener who wants to spend months inside a single world with the same characters, this list is your roadmap. Every series here has at least 3 books in our catalog, and the runtimes add up fast.

1

The Wandering Inn

by Pirateaba

604h 51m total 15 books ★ 4.52 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Wandering Inn, #2 Fae and Fare, #3 Flowers of Esthelm, #4 Winter Solstice, #5 The Last Light, #6 The General of Izril, #7 Rains of Liscor, #9 Tears of Liscor, #10 The Wind Runner, #11 The Titan of Baleros, #12 The Witch of Webs, #13 The Empress of Beasts +3 more
2

Painting the Mists

by Patrick G. Laplante

476h 12m total 16 books ★ 4.11 avg

Books in series:

#1 Painting the Mists: Volume 1: Painting the Mists, Books 1-3, #4 Painting the Mists: Volume 2: Painting the Mists, Books 4-6, #5 Corrupted Crimson, #7 Painting the Mists: Volume 3: Painting the Mists, Books 7-9, #9 Edge of Oblivion, #10 Words of Creation, #10 Painting the Mists: Volume 4: Painting the Mists, Books 10-12, #11 Crown of the Starry Sky, #12 Claddings of Light, #13 Echoes of Divinity, #13 Painting the Mists: Volume 5: Painting the Mists, Books 13-15, #14 Pendulum of Fate - Part 1 +4 more
3

The Wheel of Time

by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

462h 39m total 15 books ★ 4.64 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Eye of the World, #2 The Great Hunt, #3 The Dragon Reborn, #4 The Shadow Rising, #5 The Fires of Heaven, #6 Lord of Chaos, #7 A Crown of Swords, #8 The Path of Daggers, #9 Winter's Heart, #10 Crossroads of Twilight, #11 Knife of Dreams, #12 The Gathering Storm +3 more
4

Discworld

by Terry Pratchett

397h 48m total 38 books ★ 4.46 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Colour of Magic, #2 The Light Fantastic, #3 Equal Rites, #4 Mort, #6 Wyrd Sisters, #7 Pyramids, #8 Guards! Guards!, #9 Eric, #10 Moving Pictures, #11 Reaper Man, #12 Witches Abroad, #13 Small Gods +26 more
5

Defiance of the Fall

by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

304h 1m total 13 books ★ 4.54 avg

Books in series:

#1 Defiance of the Fall, #3 Defiance of the Fall 3, #4 Defiance of the Fall 4: A LitRPG Adventure, #5 Defiance of the Fall 5, #6 Defiance of the Fall 6, #7 Defiance of the Fall 7, #8 Defiance of the Fall 8, #9 Defiance of the Fall 9, #11 Defiance of the Fall 11, #12 Defiance of the Fall 12, #14 Defiance of the Fall 14, #15 Defiance of the Fall 15 +1 more
6

Unbound

by Nicoli Gonnella

289h 8m total 12 books ★ 4.48 avg

Books in series:

#1 Dissonance, #2 Silence, #2 Unbound II: Tales, #3 Hunger, #4 Fury, #5 Threshold, #6 Expanse, #7 Abyss, #8 Vault, #9 Crown, #10 Empire, #11 Chains: A LitRPG Adventure: Unbound
7

The Stormlight Archive

by Brandon Sanderson

223h 34m total 4 books ★ 4.82 avg

Books in series:

#2 Words of Radiance, #3 Oathbringer, #4 Rhythm of War, #5 Wind and Truth
8

The Primal Hunter

by Zogarth

218h 14m total 11 books ★ 4.68 avg

Books in series:

#2 The Primal Hunter 2, #3 The Primal Hunter 3, #4 The Primal Hunter 4, #5 The Primal Hunter 5, #6 The Primal Hunter 6, #7 The Primal Hunter 7: A LitRPG Adventure, #8 The Primal Hunter 8, #9 The Primal Hunter 9: A LitRPG Adventure, #10 The Primal Hunter 10, #11 The Primal Hunter 11, #12 The Primal Hunter 12
9

A Song of Ice and Fire

by George R.R. Martin

201h 18m total 5 books ★ 4.77 avg

Books in series:

#1 A Game of Thrones, #2 A Clash of Kings, #3 A Storm of Swords, #4 A Feast for Crows, #5 A Dance with Dragons
10

The Dresden Files

by Jim Butcher

191h 49m total 14 books ★ 4.69 avg

Books in series:

#1 Storm Front, #2 Fool Moon, #3 Grave Peril, #4 Summer Knight, #5 Death Masks, #6 Blood Rites, #7 Dead Beat, #8 Proven Guilty, #9 [White Night] [By: Butcher, Jim] [May, 2011], #10 Small Favor, #11 Turn Coat, #13 Ghost Story +2 more
11

Mark of the Fool

by J.M. Clarke

187h 55m total 9 books ★ 4.59 avg

Books in series:

#2 Mark of the Fool 2, #3 Mark of the Fool 3, #4 Mark of the Fool 4, #5 Mark of the Fool 5, #6 Mark of the Fool 6, #7 Mark of the Fool 7, #8 Mark of the Fool 8, #9 Mark of the Fool 9, #10 Mark of the Fool 10
12

He Who Fights with Monsters

by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell

177h 22m total 8 books ★ 4.71 avg

Books in series:

#4 He Who Fights with Monsters 4, #5 He Who Fights with Monsters 5, #5 He Who Fights with Monsters 5: A LitRPG Adventure, #6 He Who Fights with Monsters 6, #7 He Who Fights With Monsters 7, #8 He Who Fights With Monsters 8, #9 He Who Fights with Monsters 9, #10 He Who Fights with Monsters 10
13

Divine Apostasy

by A.F. Kay

164h 13m total 9 books ★ 4.39 avg

Books in series:

#1 Divine Apostasy Boxed Set Volume 1 (Books 1-3), #4 The Fourth Secret, #5 Legion's Fifth Vault, #6 The Sixth Rune, #8 The Eighth Harmony, #9 Tarot's Ninth Harbinger, #10 The Tenth Muse, #11 Zealot's Eleventh Crusade, #12 The Twelfth Conclave
14

The Cycle of Galand

by Edward W. Robertson

163h 28m total 8 books ★ 4.45 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Red Sea, #2 The Silver Thief, #3 The Wound of the World, #4 The Light of Life, #5 The Spear of Stars, #6 What Lies Beyond, #8 The 13th God, #9 The Shattered Path
15

Aether's Revival

by Daniel Schinhofen

163h 22m total 11 books ★ 4.42 avg

Books in series:

#1 Aether's Blessing, #2 Aether's Guard, #3 Magi's Path, #4 Aether's Apprentices, #5 Mages of Buldoun, #6 Magi Guard, #7 Moral Stand, #8 Proven Strength, #9 Empire's Orders, #10 Buldoun's Blunder, #11 Princely Mistakes
16

The Completionist Chronicles

by Dakota Krout

150h 56m total 12 books ★ 4.48 avg

Books in series:

#1 Ritualist, #2 Regicide, #3 Rexus: Side Quest, #5 Ruthless, #6 Inflame, #7 Invent, #8 Implode, #9 Tenacity, #10 Thesaurize, #11 Thunderplump, #12 Untapped, #13 Unmapped: An Epic Fantasy LitRPG Adventure
17

A Pattern of Shadow & Light

by Melissa McPhail

145h 36m total 4 books ★ 4.47 avg

Books in series:

#1 Cephrael's Hand, #3 Paths of Alir, #4 Kingdom Blades, #5 The Sixth Strand
18

Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas

145h 33m total 7 books ★ 4.79 avg

Books in series:

#1 Throne of Glass, #2 Crown of Midnight, #3 Heir of Fire, #4 Queen of Shadows, #5 Empire of Storms, #6 Tower of Dawn, #7 Kingdom of Ash
19

World of Warcraft

by William King

145h 26m total 12 books ★ 4.21 avg

Books in series:

#2 World of Warcraft: Lord of the Clans: Warcraft series, #4 Beyond the Dark Portal, #5 Night of the Dragon, #7 Stormrage, #10 Wolfheart, #11 Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, #12 Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, #13 War Crimes, #14 Illidan, #15 Before the Storm, #17 Shadows Rising, #18 Sylvanas
20

Cradle

by Will Wight

143h total 13 books ★ 4.67 avg

Books in series:

#1 Unsouled, #2 Soulsmith, #3 Blackflame, #4 Skysworn, #5 Ghostwater, #6 Underlord, #7 Uncrowned, #8 Wintersteel, #9 Bloodline, #10 Reaper, #11 Dreadgod, #12 Waybound +1 more
21

The Aldoran Chronicles

by Michael Wisehart

139h 7m total 6 books ★ 4.29 avg

Books in series:

#1 The White Tower, #2 Plague of Shadows, #3 The Four-Part Key, #4 The Tunnels Beneath, #5 Blood of the Mountains (The Aldoran Chronicles: Book 5): An Epic Fantasy Adventure, Shackled
22

The Kingfall Histories

by David Estes

137h 49m total 4 books ★ 4.40 avg

Books in series:

#1 Kingfall, #2 Dragonfall, #3 Magefall, #5 Endfall
23

Chaos Seeds

by Aleron Kong

137h 42m total 8 books ★ 4.62 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Land: Founding: A LitRPG Saga, #2 The Land: Forging, #3 The Land: Alliances 2: A LitRPG Saga (Chaos Seeds), #4 The Land: Catacombs, #5 The Land: Swarm, #6 The Land: Raiders: A LitRPG Saga, #7 The Land: Predators: A LitRPG Saga, #8 The Land: Monsters
24

Azarinth Healer

by Rhaegar

137h 5m total 6 books ★ 4.53 avg

Books in series:

#1 Azarinth Healer: Book One, #2 Azarinth Healer: Book Two, #3 Azarinth Healer: Book Three, #4 Azarinth Healer: Book Four, #5 Azarinth Healer: Book Five, #6 Azarinth Healer: Book Six
25

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

132h 8m total 9 books ★ 4.54 avg

Books in series:

#1 A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1 A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation), #1 A Court of Thorns and Roses (10th Anniversary Recording), #2 A Court of Mist and Fury, #3 A Court of Wings and Ruin, #4 A Court of Frost and Starlight, #5 A Court of Silver Flames, #6 A Court of Thorns and Roses 6, #7 Untitled
26

The Dandelion Dynasty

by Ken Liu

130h 16m total 4 books ★ 4.25 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Grace of Kings, #2 The Wall of Storms, #3 The Veiled Throne, #4 Speaking Bones
27

The Runelords

by David Farland

127h 54m total 8 books ★ 4.20 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Runelords (Sum of All Men and Brotherhood of the Wolf) (1,2), #1 The Sum of All Men, #3 Wizardborn, #4 The Lair of Bones, #5 Sons of the Oak, #6 Worldbinder, #7 The Wyrmling Horde, #8 Chaosbound
28

The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

by Stephen R. Donaldson

126h 27m total 4 books ★ 4.07 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Runes of the Earth, #2 Fatal Revenant, #3 Against All Things Ending, #4 The Last Dark
29

Shadowmarch

by Tad Williams

119h 30m total 4 books ★ 4.05 avg

Books in series:

#1 Shadowmarch, #2 Shadowplay, #3 Shadowrise, #4 Shadowheart
30

Arcane Ascension

by Andrew Rowe

118h 43m total 6 books ★ 4.46 avg

Books in series:

#1 Sufficiently Advanced Magic, #2 On the Shoulders of Titans, #3 The Torch that Ignites the Stars, #4 The Silence of Unworthy Gods, #5 When Wizards Follow Fools, #6 A Brief History of Chronomancy

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