Fantasy Audiobooks reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 220 Reddit reviews across 6 subreddits and 20 posts to rank the best Fantasy Audiobooks brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Fantasy, r/audiobooks, r/CozyFantasy, r/printSF, r/audible. Top-rated brands include The First Law series (5.0/5), Dungeon Crawler Carl (4.9/5), Wheel of Time series (5.0/5).
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#1
The First Law series
5.0
(14)
"Joe Abercrombie and Steven Pacey. to me, it's not even close and I can listen to any of these at any point and enjoy it."
"Reminder that First Law has standalones and Abercrombie has a new book coming."
"Joe Abercrombie’s First Law books, read by Steven Pacey, should be at the very top of this list"
"First Law"
"The Blade Itself read by Steve Pacey is incredibly well done."
"Stephen Pacey - The First Law Series by Joe Abercrombie. Grimdark Fantasy."
"Pacey does such a good job, you can even tell when he's doing a particular character's internal/external voice."
"Steven Pacey's narration of first law is top tier"
"Obligatory Steven Pacey reading The First Law books recommendation"
"The First Law by Joe Abercrombie, read by Steven Pacey is the GOAT of fantasy audiobooks."
#2
Dungeon Crawler Carl
4.9
(14)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is fantasy-ish, but they’re the best audiobooks I’ve ever listened to."
"I really don’t like LitRPG. But I loved DCC. It’s hilariously stupidly fun. And yeah it wouldn’t be half as good without Jeff Hays."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl has a fantastic audiobook!"
"DCC will ruin you for other audiobooks…..it is THAT good."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl"
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is the best audiobook series and it isn't even close."
"The dungeon crawler Carl audiobooks are even better than Pacey’s reading of First Law which says a lot about"
"You should try Dungeon Crawler Carl. The rpg is just a side note to an amazing story."
"Dungeon crawler carl is phenomenal. Book 7 comes out on Audiobook in Feb. The narration is done by soundbooth theater."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is the new gold standard for audiobooks. The narrator does different voices so well."
#3
Wheel of Time series
5.0
(8)
"Wheel of time series! That was First time I ever heard Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. Huge fan of listening to them."
"I really enjoyed the WoT audiobooks too!"
"Rosamund Pike's WoT readings are great."
"If your looking for a longer series the wheel of time(the originals not the rewrites for amazon tv show)"
"He also narrates The Wheel of Time, along with Kate Reading, and they did a great job with it."
"Rosamund Pike performing Robert Jordan’s “The Wheel of Time”."
"Michael Kramer narrated Wheel of Time with Kate Reading as well."
"Rosamund Pike’s Wheel of Time. She’s absolutely incredible- immediately captivated me."
#4
Joe Abercrombie
5.0
(7)
"Someone else said Joe Abercrombie and that is great also."
"Have you listened to Joe Abercrombie? Focuses on characters, dialogue and action."
"The First Law books by Joe Abercombie. The first one is The Blade Itself."
"Joe Abercrombie's The First Law series is the gold standard for fantasy audiobooks. Steven Pacey is phenomenal."
"The Blade Itself (and the entire First Law series) - best audiobooks I’ve ever listened to."
"First Law is fantastic and has some of the best audiobook narration out there."
"First Law by Joe Abercrombie. The narrator is the best of the best, and the author is amazing."
#5
The Dresden Files
5.0
(7)
"Would urban fantasy count? The Dresden Files is absolutely amazing world building."
"The Dresden Files books read by James Marsters"
"James Marsters - The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Urban Fantasy."
"Dresden Files (with James Masters as audio) ... have a fantastic vocal range that really adds to the audio version."
"Some of my favorites are Dresden Files by Jim Butcher"
"Personally I'd say the dresden files"
"The Dresden Files narrated by James Marsters... are other books raised to another level by their audiobooks."
#6
Jim Butcher
4.3
(7)
"The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher"
"The Dresden Files are really good in audio, James Masters does a tremendous job."
"The Dresden Files (Jim butcher, read by James Marsters) is great too, but stick with the narrator through the first two books- he really finds his stride in book 3 and only gets better from there."
"The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher"
"Codex Alera by Jim Butcher"
"Dresden Files"
"I really liked Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series. It is less dark than a lot of fantasy series and I absolutely loved the narration."
#7
The Wandering Inn
5.0
(6)
"Try the Wandering Inn by Pirateaba or He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtalooon."
"Massive Fantasy Series? The Wandering Inn by Pirate Aba."
"The Wandering Inn"
"Wandering Inn. by pirateaba. Audiobooks narrated by Andrea Parsneau"
"If you're after Immersive, try the wondering inn by pirateaba. Read by Andrea Parsneau (incredible narrator)."
"The Wandering Inn narrated by Andrea Parsneau are other books raised to another level by their audiobooks."
#8
Scott Lynch
4.3
(6)
"Gentleman Bastards narration is gold."
"The Gentleman bastard series by Scott Lynch"
"The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lunch are like a high fantasy version of Ocean's 11."
"Gentleman Bastards is another good one!"
"The gentlemen bastard series. three books. not high fantasy but entertaining and at times funny and a great cast of characters of a bunch of thieves."
"Gentleman Bastards series by Scott lynch. Great narrator."
#9
Pierce Brown
5.0
(5)
"Red Rising series for sure. Great narrator as well."
"The audiobooks for the first Red Rising trilogy is really good."
"The narration and overall pace of the trilogy is epic."
"I think his best work is Red Rising though."
"Red Rising by Pierce Brown"
#10
Cradle series
4.8
(5)
"Cradle by Will Wight is what you’re looking for. Travis Baldree brings those books to life."
"Some of my favorites are Cradle by Will Wight"
"Cradle is awesome if prog fantasy is your cup of tea and Travis never fails to deliver great narration."
"Cradle is one of the best audiobook experiences I've had. Travis Baldree elevates an already great series to new heights."
"Cradle series and house of blades series by will wight"
#11
Michael J. Sullivan
4.4
(5)
"He also does all the Michael J Sullivan books which I highly recommend."
"Ryiria Revelations by Michael j Sullivan"
"Riyira Revelations books by Michael J. Sullivan are fun, and it's a complete series."
"I also really like the Riyria Revelations (Michael J. Sullivan, narration by Tim Gerard Reynolds)."
"Anything by Michael J Sullivan"
#12
The Lord of the Rings
5.0
(4)
"Lord of the rings by Andy Serkis is really great."
"LOTR read by Andy Serkis is a lot of fun"
"Lord of the rings redone with Serkis."
"Lord of The Rings narrated by Phil Dragash is amazing."
#13
Matt Dinniman
5.0
(4)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl because it's got the best narrator going."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman narrated by Jeff Hays... There is no better!"
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is great."
"Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl series is fantastic and humorous, and it has recently surpassed Bobiverse as the best narrated audiobook series I have read."
#14
Brandon Sanderson
5.0
(4)
"Mistborn and the sequel series, Wax and Wayne, both by Brandon Sanderson. Many fight scenes in each book."
"Another vote for the Stormlight archives! Michael Kramer and Kate Reading are absolutely fantastic!"
"Mistborn/ stormlight archive by brandon sanderson audiobook by graphic audio, it has honestly done more harm than good to me that i cant seem to like other books, everything else pales in comparison."
"Brandon Sanderson - The storm light Archive"
#15
Gentleman Bastard Sequence
4.8
(4)
"If you like something more geared towards adults I highly recommend the Gentleman Bastards series starting with the Lies of Locke Lamora. Michael Page really deli"
"I'm also listening to the Gentlemen Bastard Sequence by Scott Lynch, read by Michael"
"Gentlemen Bastard sequence by Scott Lynch is narrated very well by Michael Page."
"Gentleman Bastard Sequence Book series by Scott Lynch Fantasy crossed with oceans 11"
#16
Brent Weeks
4.0
(4)
"Book1 Iron Prince. The Storm weaver might scratch your itch. Plus it’s a great narrator."
"Lightbringer- Brent Weeks"
"Powdermage is the obvious, also the night angel by Brent weeks."
"Looks like you're also missing: Lightbringer"
#17
T. Kingfisher
4.0
(4)
"Nettle and Bone, and Paladin's Grace by T Kingfisher are more cozy adjacent, but they're really great romances."
"Swordheart by T. Kingfisher."
"Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher, both have horror, fantasy, and a little romance."
"Also really good as an audiobook: The Hollow Places by T Kingfisher, The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher"
#18
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy
5.0
(3)
"Andrew Wincott's narration of Memory Sorrow and Thorn is perfect."
"Recently finished the excellent Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy by Tad Williams. It’s long(120+hours) but so satisfying."
"Wincott's reading of The Dragonbone Chair is literally the most awesome thing I've ever heard."
#19
Kingkiller Chronicle
5.0
(3)
"I second Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss"
"Whatever you think of Rothfuss these days, goddamn they're good books and the narration and production on both are incredible."
"Nick Podehl does some great stuff too- I love his Kingkiller Chronicles."
#20
Discworld series
5.0
(3)
"They are all wonderful, you won't go wrong - maybe try the Moist von Lipwig ones as there are regular Watch crossovers and Raising Steam brings a lot of characters together."
"The recent Discworld audiobooks put out by Penguin have all been superb"
"Discworld series (fantasy, humor)"
#21
Red Rising series
5.0
(3)
"Anything Tim Gerard Reynolds does I love - but his Red Rising is phenomenal."
"Red Rising is read by Tim Gerard Reynolds. I know this as I am listening now and loving it!"
"Red Rising by Pierce Brown and Moira Quirk does a fantastic job voicing obnoxious teens in Gideon the Ninth."
#22
Will Wight
5.0
(3)
"The Traveler's Gate Trilogy by Will Wight. Magic is used by calling energy and creatures from other worlds called territories."
"Another great is the Cradle Series by Will Wight, the voicework of Travis Baldree elevates the already great source material"
"Big fan of the Cradle series by Will Wight. First book is Unsouled."
#23
Way of Kings
4.7
(3)
"The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Graphic Audio or Narra)"
"In TWoK, I would look forward to the Shallan chapters, despite them being a little less exciting because I really liked Kate Reading's narration."
"I just started Way Of Kings. Pretty cool opening to the book so far. Has a male and female narrator. 45 hours though :/"
#24
Stormlight Archive
4.7
(3)
"Started the audio book and I'm on book 6 in 2 weeks. It's incredible."
"I loved the graphic audio version of the stormlight archives (for the first 3 books anyways, after that they changed a few of the voice actors)"
"Listened to the entire series, its pretty good overall, the 3rd / 4th books get kinda boring though, but the 5th one is decent - but the way of kings and radiance are great"
#25
Riyria Revelations
4.7
(3)
"My favorite is Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan. The narrator is fantastic."
"The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds."
"Michael J Sullivan has a Graphic Audio/Dramatized Adaptation version."
#26
The Locked Tomb series
4.7
(3)
"Moira Quirk is another good narrator. Her reading The Locked Tomb and The War Eternal series are fantastic."
"The Lost Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir...it's read by Moira Quirk and she does an AMAZING job."
"Moira Quirk reading Tamsyn Muir's The Locked Tomb... she's as good as any."
#27
Edward Robertson
4.3
(3)
"The Cycle of Arawn by Edward Robertson. The narrator is Tim Gerard Reynolds."
"Cycle of arawn , Cycleof Galand - Edward Robertson"
"Edward Robertson - Cycle of Arawn"
#28
Stephen King
4.3
(3)
"The dark tower is amazing and the audiobooks are great, the narrators nails it."
"Fairy Tale by Stephen King"
"The Gunslinger by Stephen King, 8 hours, and it's both sci-fi AND fantasy, so double your money."
#29
Lightbringer series
4.0
(3)
"The Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks"
"Lightbringer gets some hate here for one scene in particular (mostly deserved lol) and the ending, but I *loved* this series, it’s narrated by the great Simon Vance."
"I raise Black Prism by Brent Weeks."
#30
Earthsea series
5.0
(2)
"Best 2 fantasy audiobooks I've done are the Earthsea and The First Law trilogy"
"I would recommend the Earthsea series by LeGuin. Both the story and the narrator make you feel like you're in a dream."
#31
Firefax
5.0
(2)
"Firefax by A.M. Vergara"
"Also Firefax by A.M. Vergara, Vas Eli's voice is so good."
#32
Rivers of London series
5.0
(2)
"Rivers of London series (with Kobna Holdbrook Smith) ... So much so with Kobna that Ben Aaronovich has taken to writing complex descriptions of accents for characters just to see if Kobna can do them."
"Some of my favorites are Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovich"
#33
Sangu Mandanna
5.0
(2)
"The audibook was really amazing. I listen to a lot of audibook and I was really impressed by the narrator."
"The Very Secret Sociey of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna."
#34
He Who Fights with Monsters
5.0
(2)
"Try the Wandering Inn by Pirateaba or He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtalooon."
"He Who Fights With Monsters is an amazing series. I recommend it ALL the time."
#35
Guns of the Dawn
5.0
(2)
"Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky"
"Really enjoyed Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky in audiobook format."
#36
Guy Gavriel Kay
5.0
(2)
"I've found Guy Gavriel Kay's books are excellent in audio form. His prose translates really well, and the narrator Simon Vance is fantastically well suited."
"Guy Gavriel Kay's work is all fantastic, especially when narrated by Simon Vance"
#37
The Lies of Locke Lamora
5.0
(2)
"Lies of Lock Lamora: Michael Page"
"The Lies of Locke Lamora"
#38
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
5.0
(2)
"Black Leopard Red Wolf's audiobook by Dion Graham is the best I've ever listened to."
"Both books have such excellent narration, I can't recommend them enough."
#39
The Witcher series
5.0
(2)
"Seconding the Witcher series. Great books, beautiful narration."
"The Witcher. Masterfully done"
#40
Between
5.0
(2)
"For something abit different, between by ll starling is an excellent audio book."
"Best audibook fantasy I've listened to is Between by L.L. Starling. Hands down one of the funniest books I've ever listened to. The narration is top-notch."
#41
Old Kingdom trilogy
5.0
(2)
"If you like YA I really enjoyed the old kingdom audiobooks starting with Sabriel. It's narrorated by Tim Curry who does an absolutely amazing job."
"Old Kingdom trilogy narrated by Tim Curry as a truly special experience."
#42
Powder Mage series
4.5
(2)
"PowderMage is excellent, cool magic, mages that get powerful by snorting gunpowder, can’t go wrong lol."
"I also enjoyed the Powder Mage trilogy as audiobooks."
#43
Travis Baldree
4.5
(2)
"Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes and its prequel Bookshops & Bonedust are great cozy fantasy, with a bit of romance, too."
"Legend and Lattes, by Travis Baldree is highly recommended."
#44
Gideon the Ninth
4.5
(2)
"Gideon the ninth"
"Gideon the Ninth is really good!"
#45
Ben Aaronovitch
4.5
(2)
"There’s 9 full length novels with Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. He has to be one of the best voice actors working in audiobooks."
"Also really good as an audiobook: Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovich"
#46
Abhorsen trilogy
4.5
(2)
"I have to mention the Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix, narrated by the legendary Tim Curry!"
"Anbhorsen by Garth Nix is fantasy necromancy. It’s narrated by Tim Curry. It is definitely YA, but nothing too cringy."
#47
Mistborn trilogy
4.5
(2)
"Kramer (and Kate Redding) make a great pair, big fan. Listening to 2nd Mistborn trilogy now, Wayne is incredible."
"My introduction to Sanderson was the Mistborn trilogy. They’re big, yes, but not nearly as long as the Stormlight books."
#48
Benedict Jacka
4.5
(2)
"Benedict Jacka writes urban fantasy and his books are fast-paced with great fights and action scenes. His Alex Verus series is complete now at 12 books and is great on audio."
"Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka"
#49
Drew Hayes
4.5
(2)
"Literally all of the books by Drew Hayes. The narrators are all great, the series are all engaging and fun."
"Second Hand Curses by Drew Hayes"
#50
Neil Gaiman
4.5
(2)
"Neil Gaiman narrates his own books and does a wonderful job."
"I’ve also loved Coraline."
#51
China Miéville
4.5
(2)
"Perdido Street Station is fantastic. John Lee’s voice is amazing."
"Kraken by China Mieville."
#52
Sarah Hawley
4.0
(2)
"A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon is a great audiobook."
"Cozy adjacent: A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley (spicy)."
#53
Magician series
4.0
(2)
"Raymond feists magician series would be my pick. Starting with Magician Apprentice"
"Magician by Raymond E Feist"
#54
Lois McMaster Bujold
4.0
(2)
"The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold"
"*Shards of Honor* by Lois McMaster Bujold"
#55
Peter S. Beagle
5.0
(1)
"Fantasy: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle."
#56
Ann Leckie
5.0
(1)
"The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie is fabulous, subtle one-volume fantasy."
#57
Pirateaba
5.0
(1)
"The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba. Firstly it's got massive volume, so if your using Audible, it's great bang for buck at 40-70 hours each. It's narration is absolutely insane"
#58
TJ Klune
5.0
(1)
"The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Simply one of the best books out there! Just a sweet, wonderful hug in book form that, IMHO, is even better as the audiobook."
#59
Tim Gerard Reynolds
5.0
(1)
"Threadbare, which Tim Gerard Reynolds does a great job with."
#60
Michael Kramer
5.0
(1)
"My favorite narrators are Michael Kramer (wheel of time, Mistborn, Stormlight Archive), Simon Vance (nightangel series, lightbringer series) and Nick Podehl (the guy you liked!)."
#61
RJ Barker
5.0
(1)
"RJ Barker’s Wounded Kingdom narrated by the great Joe Jameson and the Tide Child series narrated by Jude Owusu are two very good series."
#62
Terry Pratchett
5.0
(1)
"All the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. The narration is excellent, and the world building is both funny and detailed."
#63
J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
(1)
"I’ve also loved the Hobbit."
#64
Mark Lawrence
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend at least trying Mark Lawrence’s earlier trilogies before Book of the Ancestor."
#65
Nicholas Eames
4.0
(1)
"Looks like you're also missing: Kings of the Wyld"
#66
Last Hunter
4.0
(1)
"Oh and I should mention the last hunter books. You can get all 5 as a collection."
#67
Grace Draven
4.0
(1)
"Radiance by Grace Draven is cozy, lots of good banter between the MCs."
#68
David Gemmell
4.0
(1)
"David Gemmell's Rigante four book series is a good starting point for new readers."
#69
John Conroe
4.0
(1)
"The Demon Accords series by John Conroe"
#70
N.K. Jemisin
4.0
(1)
"Fifth Season is also quite good."
#71
Mary De Morgan
4.0
(1)
"Magic Fantasy: The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde by Mary De Morgan."
#72
Raymond E. Feist
4.0
(1)
"The Riftwar Trilogy by Raymond E Feist"
#73
Derek Landy
4.0
(1)
"Also really good as an audiobook: The Skullduggery Pleasant series"
#74
Michael Sullivan
4.0
(1)
"Ryiria revelations/chronicles, legends of the first empire- Michael Sullivan"
#75
Ernest Cline
4.0
(1)
"Ready player one is so so much better than the film , great listen"
#76
Scott Meyer
4.0
(1)
"Mountain Man by Kieth C. Blackmore, Magic 2.0 by Scott Meyer."
#77
James Logan
4.0
(1)
"The Silverblood Promise by James Logan"
#78
Marie Brennan
4.0
(1)
"The Lady Trent Memoirs by Marie Brennan"
#79
Gareth Hanrahan
4.0
(1)
"The Sword Defiant and The Sword Unbound by Gareth Hanrahan"
#80
Peter V. Brett
4.0
(1)
"Demons and stuff."
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