Best audio books on Reddit

118 reviews from r/audiobooks, r/EliteDangerous, r/ExtremeHorrorLit and 18 more subreddits

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#1

Audible

4.8
(10)
"If he romanticizes the restaurant industry, Anthony Bourdain. Kitchen Confidential and Medium Raw are both on Audible and read by him."
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"...try one of those? Unfortunately, I have only listened to the dramatized {Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros}, but at least that was really on the next level with full cast and the sound effects."
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"Thomas Halliday, *Otherlands* Anything by Benton or Hone. Both are great."
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"Legends and Lattes"
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"I recently finished A Letter To The Luminous Deep and enjoyed the narration."
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"The Hobbit"
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"Oh also Red Rising if you want another series."
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"Cain books are fire! Eisenhorn is good."
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"The Lost Fleet series was a good read. Not sure if there are audio books though."
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"I think I would probably attempt an Audible subscription so that she could just ask Alexa to play/resume/pause her audiobook."
#2

Erin A Craig

5.0
(4)
"All her books are great."
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"All her books are great."
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"The audiobook is such a good production."
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"All her books are great."
#3

Andy Weir

5.0
(3)
"It’s read by my favorite voice actor, it’s a straightforward sci-fi adventure."
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"I absolutely loved ‘Project Hail Mary’."
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"Highly recommend Project Hail Mary or The Expanse."
#4

Dungeon Crawler Carl

5.0
(3)
"It *sounds* incredibly stupid, but it is honestly excellent."
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"I would suggest Dungeon Crawler Carl but it’s so good it’s gonna kinda spoil anything else you read/listen to."
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"The only other correct answer is Dungeon Crawler Carl."
#5

Stephen King

4.7
(3)
"11/22/63 by Stephen King"
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"I’d recommend ‘11/22/63’ by Stephen King."
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"The Stand by Stephen King."
#6

Star Wars

4.7
(3)
"Ahsoka with Ashley's voice is amazing."
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"Ahsoka is read by Ashley Eckstein, who voiced Ahsoka in Clone Wars, Rebels, and even for the two seconds in Episode IX."
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"The X-Wing series and Scoundrels are really good and fun."
#7

The Expanse

5.0
(2)
"It's been said, but **The Expanse** series. First novel is Leviathan Wakes. Fantastic read."
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"The expanse series."
#8

Bobiverse

5.0
(2)
"The Bobiverse series, loved em on audio for walks and would just keep walking to continue the story."
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"Bobiverse (series) - by Dennis E. Taylor"
#9

Tokybook

5.0
(2)
"Tokybook is the one I’ve had the most success with."
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"Tokybook is the one I’ve had the most success with."
#10

James S.A. Corey

5.0
(2)
"The Expanse series - longer than 50 hours though."
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"100% The Expanse series."
#11

Laini Taylor

10.0
(1)
"A 15/10 for me."
#12

Brian K. Fuller

5.0
(2)
"Ash Angels series! [Dread Uprising] Ash Angels, Book 1 By: Brian K. Fuller."
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"Ash Angels series! Dread Uprising."
#13

Paolo Bacigalupi

4.0
(2)
"The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi."
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"The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi."
#14

Peter F. Hamilton

4.0
(2)
"The Great North Road by Peter F Hamilton is a sexy sci-fi thriller that clocks in at just under 40 hours."
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"The Commonwealth series by Peter Hamilton."
#15

Libby

5.0
(1)
"LIBBY. Get a free library card, sign up at the desk w your librarian and you’ll have access to all of the books for free."
#16

Stephen Brusatte

5.0
(1)
"Shameless plug once again for Stephen Brusatte's The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs."
#17

Ciaphas Cain

5.0
(1)
"Ciaphas cain first book was my first and really hooked my up."
#18

Joshua Saxon

5.0
(1)
"Joshua Saxon instantly became one of my favorite readers ever for his performance of Exquisite Corpse."
#19

Lila Kerry

5.0
(1)
"Look for anything narrated by Lila Kerry or Chuck Brugee."
#20

Chuck Brugee

5.0
(1)
"Look for anything narrated by Lila Kerry or Chuck Brugee."
#21

Aron Beauregard

5.0
(1)
"Look for Aron Beauregard he has some awesome books I love all of his books."
#22

Olly Richards

5.0
(1)
"For beginner-friendly audiobooks, you could check out Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners by Olly Richards—it’s easy to follow and has Latin American Spanish."
#23

The Three Little Pigs

5.0
(1)
"I recommend beginning with familiar stories like *The Three Little Pigs* or *The Very Hungry Caterpillar.*"
#24

The Black Farm

5.0
(1)
"My top 3 audiobooks are: The Black Farm, Brother, The Troop."
#25

Brother

5.0
(1)
"My top 3 audiobooks are: The Black Farm, Brother, The Troop."
#26

The Troop

5.0
(1)
"My top 3 audiobooks are: The Black Farm, Brother, The Troop."
#27

Return to the Black Farm

5.0
(1)
"Also loved: Return to the Black Farm."
#28

Little Heaven

5.0
(1)
"Also loved: Little Heaven."
#29

Gone to See the River Man

5.0
(1)
"Also loved: Gone to See the River Man."
#30

Along the River of Flesh

5.0
(1)
"Also loved: Along the River of Flesh."
#31

Tender is the Flesh

5.0
(1)
"Also loved: Tender is the Flesh."
#32

The Lost

5.0
(1)
"Also loved: The Lost."
#33

Empire of the Summer Moon

5.0
(1)
"Empire of the summer moon is about the Comanche Wars from both sides of it. Well worth the listen."
#34

Red Dead's History

5.0
(1)
"Red Deads History is a great read."
#35

One Shot at Forever

5.0
(1)
"Not related to travel but if you like baseball check out, One Shot at Forever."
#36

The Left Right Game

5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend the closest to driving would be the Left right game."
#37

Borrasca

5.0
(1)
"Borrasca is like one of my all time favorite stories ever."
#38

Penpal

5.0
(1)
"...two more that aren't about driving but they are amazing stories that would be Borrasca, and penpal."
#39

The Count of Monte Cristo

5.0
(1)
"The Count of Monte Cristo is captivating from beginning to end."
#40

The Green Bone Saga

5.0
(1)
"The Green Bone saga. Bump the playback speed a bit and you can listen to all 3 books in 50 hours."
#41

AL:ICE

5.0
(1)
"I'm currently listening to one that's keeping me rapt, a 4 book series in the premium catalogue called AL:ICE."
#42

Battlefield Earth

5.0
(1)
"Battlefield Earth is amazing."
#43

Horus Rising

5.0
(1)
"No better book to start with than Horus Rising."
#44

Bill Bryson

5.0
(1)
"Hmm from that description the first thing that comes to mind is Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods."
#45

Douglas Adams

5.0
(1)
"Someone's got to say Blindsight by Peter Watts."
#46

Danielle Jensen

5.0
(1)
"The Bridge Kingdom series by Danielle Jensen."
#47

Leigh Bardugo

5.0
(1)
"The entire grishaverse is great."
#48

Orson Scott Card

5.0
(1)
"Someone's got to say Blindsight by Peter Watts."
#49

Elite Dangerous

5.0
(1)
"The Elite Dangerous audiobooks?"
#50

T. Kingfisher

5.0
(1)
"Anything by T. Kingfisher."
#51

Zoom H1

5.0
(1)
"I bought a Zoom H1essential and have been using it to record bedtime stories but it's also been so cool to record audio other everyday moments."
#52

Gino Wickman EOS Traction

5.0
(1)
"EOS/Traction by Gino Wickman"
#53

Brian K. Fuller - Dread Uprising

5.0
(1)
"Dread Uprising Ash Angels, Book 1"
#54

Cormac McCarthy

5.0
(1)
"The Road by Cormac Mcarthy"
#55

Dav Pilkey

5.0
(1)
"Ricky Ricotta books by David Pilkey or Chicken Squad books by Doreen Cronin may fit the bill."
#56

Ken Follett

5.0
(1)
"Pillars of the Earth will get you a good chunk of the drive."
#57

Alastair Reynolds

5.0
(1)
"House of suns by Alistair Reynolds."
#58

Min Jin Lee

5.0
(1)
"[Pachinko] by Min Jin Lee"
#59

Charles Yu

5.0
(1)
"[Interior Chinatown] by Charles Yu"
#60

Spotify

5.0
(1)
"If you happen to have Spotify Premium, they now offer 15 hours of free audiobooks per month."
#61

Brandon Sanderson

5.0
(1)
"Brandon Sanderson has a few, all really well done I thought."
#62

Blood and Ash

5.0
(1)
"I have enjoyed the Blood and Ash and the Fire and Fury audiobooks."
#63

Fire and Fury

5.0
(1)
"I have enjoyed the Blood and Ash and the Fire and Fury audiobooks."
#64

Kate Daniels

5.0
(1)
"I love graphic audio a lot. Kate Daniels is great, the entire cast, especially Kate and Curran, is amazing."
#65

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries

5.0
(1)
"Emily Wilde’s encyclopedia of faeries was a great listen."
#66

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

5.0
(1)
"The voices were nice and distinct between characters which really helped the listening experience."
#67

Beware of Chicken

5.0
(1)
"Beware of Chicken."
#68

Heretical Fishing

5.0
(1)
"Heretical Fishing."
#69

Legends and Lattes

5.0
(1)
"Legends and Lattes."
#70

The Spellshop

5.0
(1)
"The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, the narrator is one of my favorites."
#71

The Bullet that Missed

5.0
(1)
"The Bullet that Missed and The last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman) narrated by Fiona Shaw."
#72

Speech Central

4.0
(1)
"Some good ones that I have used are: Speech Central (the cheapest-being a one time fee of $8.99)."
#73

Librivox

4.0
(1)
"Librivox has a bunch of public domain audiobooks -- you can download them as an mp3 and put them on whatever you want."
#74

Pimsleur

4.0
(1)
"Pimsleur is good."
#75

Stephen Markley

4.0
(1)
"The Deluge by Stephen Markley. It’s long and dense and starts a little slow by it was worth it."
#76

J.S. Morin

4.0
(1)
"The black ocean series by j.s morin its has everything literally its also really funny."
#77

Neal Stephenson

4.0
(1)
"Seveneves by Neal Stephenson."
#78

John Scalzi

4.0
(1)
"Old Man's War and its sequels by John Scalzi are a lot of fun."
#79

Margaret Atwood

4.0
(1)
"The Maddaddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood."
#80

Jack Campbell

4.0
(1)
"Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell."
#81

Jason Anspach and Nick Cole

4.0
(1)
"Galaxy's Edge by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole."
#82

Iain M. Banks

4.0
(1)
"Anything by Iain M Banks."
#83

Rapula

4.0
(1)
"If Rapula's 'What the Buddha Taught' is available that would be worth listening to."
#84

William Gibson

4.0
(1)
"The Peripheral - William Gibson."
#85

Kevin Hearne

4.0
(1)
"Try The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne. Light and fun."
#86

Neal Schusterman

4.0
(1)
"Scythe by Neal schusterman. It is a trilogy so there’s 2 more if you like the 1st."
#87

Finlay Donovan

4.0
(1)
"Finlay Donovan is more straight comedy to me."
#88

From a Certain Point of View

4.0
(1)
"The From a Certain Point of View audiobooks are tons of fun."
#89

Andy Griffiths

4.0
(1)
"If you can get around the Australian accents, some super silly books that would crack me and my brother up as kids was anything by Andy Griffiths."
#90

Where'd You Go Bernadette

4.0
(1)
"Where’d You Go Bernadette? or Finlay Donovan is Killing It for some fun comedic relief?"
#91

Old Path White Clouds

4.0
(1)
"I think Old Path White Clouds is a great book to listen to."

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