Best Parallel Universes Fantasy Audiobooks

The highest-rated fantasy audiobooks featuring parallel universes, ranked by listeners. Browse 10 titles.

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The best fantasy audiobooks featuring the parallel universes trope, ranked by listener and reader ratings from Audible and Goodreads.

Parallel Universes shows up across many genres, but it plays out differently in fantasy — these are the highest-rated examples.

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    The Strength of the Few cover

    The Strength of the Few

    Hierarchy • Book 2

    by James Islington

    Narrated by Euan Morton

    4.56 ABR Score (85.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (80.6K) ★ 4.69 Audible (5.2K)
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    Vis navigates the Hierarchy's power structure while hiding secrets that could reshape their world, with Morton handling the complex political intrigue across this massive sequel's 31-hour runtime.

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    Chronicles of Amber, Complete: Nine Princes in Amber + Guns of Avalon + Sign of the Unicorn + Hand of Oberon + Courts of Chaos + Trumps of Doom + Blood of Amber + Sign of Chaos + Knight of Shadows + Prince of Chaos (The) cover

    Chronicles of Amber, Complete: Nine Princes in Amber + Guns of Avalon + Sign of the Unicorn + Hand of Oberon + Courts of Chaos + Trumps of Doom + Blood of Amber + Sign of Chaos + Knight of Shadows + Prince of Chaos (The)

    The Chronicles of Amber #1-5 • Book 9

    by Roger Zelazny

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton

    4.38 ABR Score (12.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (11.6K) ★ 4.56 Audible (975)
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    Wil Wheaton narrates the complete Amber saga about princes who can walk between infinite shadow worlds. His performance captures both the cosmic scope and family drama across ten books.

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    The Dark Archive

    The Invisible Library Series • Book 7

    by Genevieve Cogman

    Narrated by Kristin Atherton

    4.30 ABR Score (10.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (9.8K) ★ 4.69 Audible (262)
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    Sign of Chaos

    The Chronicles of Amber • Book 8

    by Roger Zelazny

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton

    4.26 ABR Score (12.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (11.1K) ★ 4.58 Audible (1.0K)
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    Escaping a surreal bar where the Mad Hatter serves cocktails, Merlin faces murderous new family members and his ex-girlfriend—back from the dead—in Zelazny's escalating fantasy.

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    Trumps of Doom

    The Chronicles of Amber • Book 6

    by Roger Zelazny

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton

    4.25 ABR Score (17.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (16.4K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.3K)
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    Merlin discovers someone wants him dead while navigating his dual identity as Silicon Valley programmer and Amber prince. Wil Wheaton captures both the tech-savvy modern voice and fantasy gravitas perfectly.

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    A Darker Shade of Magic

    Shades of Magic • Book 1

    by V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab

    Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer

    4.20 ABR Score (435.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (435.0K) ★ 4.28 Audible (40)
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    Kell smuggles artifacts between four parallel Londons until a dangerous relic threatens to destroy them all in this richly voiced fantasy adventure.

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    The Burning Page

    The Invisible Library Series • Book 3

    by Genevieve Cogman

    Narrated by Kristin Atherton

    4.20 ABR Score (66.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.74 Goodreads (65.8K) ★ 4.71 Audible (250)
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    Chaosbound

    The Runelords • Book 8

    by David Farland

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.19 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.65 Audible (1.2K)
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    Following Borenson and Myrrima's quest to save their magically-combined world from destruction, this eighth Runelords novel tackles massive scope. Ray Porter handles the epic fantasy's complex world-building with his usual skill.

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    World of Warcraft: Dawn of the Aspects

    Dawn of The Aspects #1-5

    by Richard A. Knaak

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.17 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.53 Audible (1.9K)
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    Former Dragon Aspect Kalecgos searches for purpose by exploring his kind's savage proto-dragon origins. Scott Brick's authoritative narration suits this mythological dive into Warcraft lore perfectly.

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    Calamity (Knights of Eternity Book 1) cover

    Calamity (Knights of Eternity Book 1)

    Knights of Eternity • Book 1

    by Rachel Ní Chuirc

    Narrated by Andrea Parsneau

    4.03 ABR Score (366 ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (270) ★ 4.41 Audible (96)
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    Zara awakens as the legendary Fury but remembers a completely different modern life in this reality-bending fantasy. Andrea Parsneau navigates the protagonist's confusion between two identities skillfully.

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