Galeigh 308 Posted October 14, 2020 I subbed to Audible a while ago and it's sold me on audio books in general, especially at work. my recommendations: Dreadnought Sovereign (part 2 of the dreadnought series) Breaking character Chasing Stars any other recommendations from y'all? ISO Share this post Link to post
h2ojunkie 96 Posted October 14, 2020 I have pretty much listened to all of these on audio books, maybe a couple like The Wheel Of Time that I read the books though. The whole list is in the spoiler, but here are a couple links to a couple on goodreads. I may or may not still have a copy of all the audio books still. https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/119164.Andrew_Rowe (Weapons and Wielders Series, The War of Broken Mirrors Series, Arcane Ascension Series) https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/38550.Brandon_Sanderson?utf8=?&sort=popularity (Mistborn Series, The Stormlight Archive Series, The Reckoners Series) https://www.goodreads.com/series/185650-expeditionary-force https://www.goodreads.com/series/291662-lightbringer https://www.goodreads.com/series/45765-night-angel https://www.goodreads.com/series/43644-the-first-law https://www.goodreads.com/series/117100-red-rising-saga https://www.goodreads.com/series/131379-magic-2-0 https://www.goodreads.com/series/192821-cradle Spoiler Title Author Weight of the Crown (Benjamin Ashwood #6) A.C. Cobble Burning Tower (Benjamin Ashwood #5) A.C. Cobble Empty Horizon (Benjamin Ashwood #4) A.C. Cobble Dark Territory (Benjamin Ashwood #3) A.C. Cobble Endless Flight (Benjamin Ashwood #2) A.C. Cobble Benjamin Ashwood (Benjamin Ashwood #1) A.C. Cobble Defying Destiny (The War Of Broken Mirrors #3) Andrew Rowe Six Sacred Swords (Weapons and Wielders, #1) Andrew Rowe On the Shoulders of Titans (Arcane Ascension, #2) Andrew Rowe Stealing Sorcery (The War of Broken Mirrors, #2) Andrew Rowe Forging Divinity (The War of Broken Mirrors, #1) Andrew Rowe Sufficiently Advanced Magic (Arcane Ascension, #1) Andrew Rowe Defying Destiny (The War of Broken Mirrors, #3) Andrew Rowe The Dao of Magic #1 Andries Louws The Dao of Magic #2 Andries Louws Starsight (Skyward, #2) Brandon Sanderson Skyward (Skyward, #1) Brandon Sanderson Warbreaker (Warbreaker, #1) Brandon Sanderson Elantris (Elantris, #1) Brandon Sanderson The Rithmatist (The Rithmatist, #1) Brandon Sanderson Calamity (Reckoners, #3) Brandon Sanderson Firefight (The Reckoners, #2) Brandon Sanderson Steelheart (Reckoners, #1) Brandon Sanderson Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) Brandon Sanderson Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) Brandon Sanderson The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Brandon Sanderson The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) Brandon Sanderson The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4) Brandon Sanderson The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) Brandon Sanderson Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5) Brandon Sanderson The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6) Brandon Sanderson Mitosis (The Reckoners, #1.5) Brandon Sanderson The Burning White (Lightbringer, #5) Brent Weeks Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel, #3) Brent Weeks Shadow's Edge (Night Angel, #2) Brent Weeks The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1) Brent Weeks The Blood Mirror (Lightbringer, #4) Brent Weeks The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3) Brent Weeks The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2) Brent Weeks The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1) Brent Weeks Gunner's Apprentice (Lightbringer, #2.5) Brent Weeks Critical Mass (Expeditionary Force, #10) Craig Alanson Valkyrie (Expeditionary Force Book 9) Craig Alanson Armageddon (Expeditionary Force) Craig Alanson Homefront (Expeditionary Force, #7.5) Craig Alanson Renegades (Expeditionary Force, #7) Craig Alanson Mavericks (Expeditionary Force, #6) Craig Alanson Zero Hour (Expeditionary Force, #5) Craig Alanson Black Ops (Expeditionary Force, #4) Craig Alanson Trouble on Paradise (Expeditionary Force, #3.5) Craig Alanson Paradise (Expeditionary Force, #3) Craig Alanson SpecOps (Expeditionary Force, #2) Craig Alanson Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, #1) Craig Alanson Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) Douglas Adams The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) Douglas Adams The Spear of Stars (The Cycle of Galand #5) Edward W. Robertson The Light of Life (The Cycle of Galand #4) Edward W. Robertson The Silver Thief (The Cycle of Galand #2) Edward W. Robertson The White Tree (The Cycle of Arawn #1) Edward W. Robertson The Black Star (The Cycle of Arawn #3) Edward W. Robertson The Red Sea (The Cycle of Galand #1) Edward W. Robertson The Great Rift (The Cycle of Arawn #2) Edward W. Robertson The Wound of the World (The Cycle of Galand #3) Edward W. Robertson Children of Dune (Dune Chronicles #3) Frank Herbert Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Frank Herbert Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1) Frank Herbert Goldenhand (Abhorsen, #5) Garth Nix Clariel (Abhorsen, #4) Garth Nix Abhorsen (Abhorsen, #3) Garth Nix Lirael (Abhorsen, #2) Garth Nix Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) Garth Nix A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) George R.R. Martin A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) George R.R. Martin A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) George R.R. Martin A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) George R.R. Martin A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) George R.R. Martin The Wrath of the Great Guilds (The Pillars of Reality, #6) Jack Campbell The Servants Of The Storm (The Pillars of Reality, #5) Jack Campbell The Pirates of Pacta Servanda (The Pillars of Reality, #4) Jack Campbell The Assassins of Altis (The Pillars of Reality, #3) Jack Campbell The Hidden Masters of Marandur (The Pillars of Reality, #2) Jack Campbell The Dragons of Dorcastle (The Pillars of Reality, #1) Jack Campbell The Lore of the Evermen (Evermen Saga, #4) James Maxwell The Path of the Storm (Evermen Saga, #3) James Maxwell The Hidden Relic (Evermen Saga, #2) James Maxwell Enchantress (Evermen Saga, #1) James Maxwell The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, #3) James Dashner The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2) James Dashner The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) James Dashner The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, #1) James Islington The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3) James Islington An Echo of Things to Come (The Licanius Trilogy, #2) James Islington Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3) Joe Abercrombie Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) Joe Abercrombie The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy Book 1) Joe Abercrombie Ringworld (Ringworld, #1) Larry Niven The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld, #2) Larry Niven The Ringworld Throne (Ringworld, #3) Larry Niven Sorcery of Thorns Margaret Rogerson Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3) Orson Scott Card Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) Orson Scott Card Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Orson Scott Card Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4) Orson Scott Card The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) Patrick Rothfuss The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) Patrick Rothfuss The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5) Peter V. Brett The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle, #4) Peter V. Brett Messenger’s Legacy (The Demon Cycle, #3.5) Peter V. Brett The Daylight War (Demon Cycle, #3) Peter V. Brett The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2) Peter V. Brett Brayan's Gold (Demon Cycle, #1.5) Peter V. Brett The Great Bazaar and Other Stories (Demon Cycle, #1.6) Peter V. Brett The Warded Man (Demon Cycle, #1) Peter V. Brett Dark Age (Red Rising Saga, #5) Pierce Brown Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4) Pierce Brown Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Pierce Brown Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Pierce Brown Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Pierce Brown The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) R.F. Kuang The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) R.F. Kuang Smoke and Iron (The Great Library, #4) Rachel Caine Ash and Quill (The Great Library #3) Rachel Caine Paper and Fire (The Great Library, #2) Rachel Caine Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) Rachel Caine The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) Rick Riordan Shorefall (Founders, #2) Robert Jackson Bennett Shorefall (Founders, #2) Robert Jackson Bennett City of Miracles (The Divine Cities, #3) Robert Jackson Bennett City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2) Robert Jackson Bennett City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1) Robert Jackson Bennett Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) Robert Jackson Bennett Warrior of the Altaii Robert Jordan The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, #2) Robert Jordan The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, #4) Robert Jordan Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time, #13) Robert Jordan The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, #12) Robert Jordan A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time, #14) Robert Jordan The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) Robert Jordan Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6) Robert Jordan A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7) Robert Jordan The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3) Robert Jordan The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, #5) Robert Jordan Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11) Robert Jordan Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, #10) Robert Jordan Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, #9) Robert Jordan The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, #8) Robert Jordan New Spring (The Wheel of Time, #0) Robert Jordan Dragon's Egg (Cheela, #1) Robert L. Forward Magic for Liars Sarah Gailey Magic for Liars Sarah Gailey Out of Spite, Out of Mind (Magic 2.0 #5) Scott Meyer Fight and Flight (Magic 2.0, #4) Scott Meyer An Unwelcome Quest (Magic 2.0, #3) Scott Meyer Spell or High Water (Magic 2.0, #2) Scott Meyer Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0, #1) Scott Meyer The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) Scott Lynch The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) Tad Williams River of Blue Fire (Otherland, #2) Tad Williams Mountain of Black Glass (Otherland, #3) Tad Williams City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1) Tad Williams Sea of Silver Light (Otherland, #4) Tad Williams The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) Terry Pratchett Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) Terry Pratchett Small Gods (Discworld, #13) Terry Pratchett Night Watch (Discworld, #29; City Watch, #6) Terry Pratchett Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1) Terry Pratchett Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch #1) Terry Pratchett Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Terry Pratchett A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #1) Ursula K. Le Guin Uncrowned (Cradle, #7) Will Wight City of Light (Traveler's Gate, #3) Will Wight The Crimson Vault (Traveler's Gate, #2) Will Wight House of Blades (Traveler's Gate, #1) Will Wight Underlord (Cradle, #6) Will Wight Ghostwater (Cradle, #5) Will Wight Skysworn (Cradle, #4) Will Wight Blackflame (Cradle, #3) Will Wight Soulsmith (Cradle, #2) Will Wight Unsouled (Cradle, #1) Will Wight ISO Share this post Link to post
Anelle 792 Posted October 14, 2020 World War Z. Read with a full cast and it's so well done! (for anyone who just knows the movie and not the book, the book is done in the style of several interviews with people around the world sharing their experiences during a global zombie outbreak.) The Kingkiller Chronicle books were great to listen to, now if we could only get the third one completed and published so it can be complete.... Both the US and UK versions of the Harry Potter series are fun listens in their own regard. Jim Dale puts a lot of effort into the US version and UK version is Stephen Fry and is just magical. buuuuuuuuuuut fuck JK Rowling so maybe pirate those if you wanna listen. ISO Share this post Link to post
h2ojunkie 96 Posted October 14, 2020 57 minutes ago, Anelle said: World War Z. Read with a full cast and it's so well done! (for anyone who just knows the movie and not the book, the book is done in the style of several interviews with people around the world sharing their experiences during a global zombie outbreak.) The Kingkiller Chronicle books were great to listen to, now if we could only get the third one completed and published so it can be complete.... Both the US and UK versions of the Harry Potter series are fun listens in their own regard. Jim Dale puts a lot of effort into the US version and UK version is Stephen Fry and is just magical. buuuuuuuuuuut fuck JK Rowling so maybe pirate those if you wanna listen. King killer is great except for the distinct lack of third book. The second one was published almost 10 years ago... ISO Share this post Link to post
Mera'din 307 Posted October 14, 2020 I finally bit the bullet on Audible a couple years ago. Have been doing audio books for a while longer than that but the convenience of audible and their selection of free stuff (especially now) was too good to pass up on Red Rising (and the rest of the series) by Pierce Brown. Probably my favorite books of all time at this point, and the narrator is ridiculously good. I never tire of listening to them and each time a new book comes out I usually end up listening to the entire series again. The narrator is so good that I've actually sought out other books specifically because he reads them, which led me to the Riyria books by Michael J. Sullivan, also fantastic so far. For the latter, there are two short stories that are free on Audible if you want to get a taste of the writing/narration style therein. They are titled "The Jester" and "Professional Integrity" and are pretty good standalone stories that don't require you to know the characters. I also second h2o's recommendation of Brandon Sanderson. He's one of my favorite authors and almost all of his books are a shared universe with an interesting backdrop. Especially if you go for a "more bang for your buck" approach like I do and try to get the most time out of your credits, his Stormlight Archive series books tend to time in at 45+ hours each and the next one comes out next month I believe. If you enjoy the "full cast" approach, they just recently did an audio drama version of 'The Sandman' by Neil Gaiman that I really enjoyed. Dream is played by James McAvoy and did an amazing job of it. The 'Locke & Key' audio drama is also very good. Other's that I found really enjoyable: 'The Rook' by Daniel O'Malley, 'A City Dreaming' by Daniel Polansky and 'Differently Morphous' by Yahtzee Croshaw (of Zero Punctuation fame, it's also read by him which was part of the draw for me). All of these are "Urban Fantasy" style books (magic/supernatural/fantasy elements in modern setting) and are relatively humorous/sardonic and are wonderful reads. If you've had the misfortune of seeing the TV show they did based on 'The Rook', please don't let it put you off of the book. That thing was a travesty and not a day goes by that I'm not still mad about how bad they ruined that story. 'The Traitor Baru Cormorant' by Seth Dickinson This one is more of a period fantasy (or "hard fantasy" as I've seen it described) dealing with colonialism and imperialism, but gets super interesting and has a lot of (for lack of a better descriptor) Death Note-like mind games played out on a national scale. There are two sequels (the 2nd of which just came out last month) that are also good, but are not nearly as stand out as the first and change the tone up a bit and bring magic into it. Audible is currently doing a sale too for Prime Day (so only goes through the rest of today) with a bunch of titles going for $6. I mention this, because Red Rising is on there and it is WELL worth that price if you don't want to use/don't have any credits available at the moment. Differently Morphous is also on there I believe if you're looking for something a little lighter. ISO Share this post Link to post
h2ojunkie 96 Posted December 29, 2023 I crushed all 10 of these audiobooks in just over a month. They are great. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57189884-he-who-fights-with-monsters ISO Share this post Link to post
Revolver 27 Posted January 1 I think anything that has solid reviews or you get recommendations on would be good on audio as is in print. As for recommendations Robin Hobb’s Farseer trilogy is really good and feels a bit different from other high fantasy. There are a bunch of books past that trilogy too. N.K. Jemesin’s Broken Earth is good and unique too. The Princess and the Goblin is a fun short one. One of the books that inspired Tolkien. It’s pretty cheap to buy outright from what I remember. 1 ISO Share this post Link to post
