The best fantasy audiobooks Reddit

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Dungeon crawler Carl is easily the best read audiobook experience ever. a commenter

Really fun sci-fi/fantasy story elevated by the production team at Soundbooth and the multi-voice talents of Jeff Hayes. a commenter

My take. Agreed, loudly. Jeff Hays doing Princess Donut is the best comic performance in audio, and it is my top pick on the LitRPG page. It has my sixth star, the one I keep for the very best.

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Say one thing about the first law, say it's the best fantasy series ever. a commenter

First Law Audiobooks are the best I’ve heard a commenter

My take. Agreed. Steven Pacey's Glokta is the performance everyone on these threads talks about, and it earns it. Five stars from me, and the trilogy is reviewed here.

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Not fantasy, but Project Hail Mary is one of the best audiobooks I've ever listened to. a commenter

I recently listened to Project Hail Mary and the audio was fantastic. a commenter

My take. Agreed. Ray Porter's Rocky is why this is here. It is science fiction, and nobody on these threads minds. Five stars.

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Wheel of Time read by Kramer and Redding 15 books, my all time favourite series. a commenter

Michael Kramer and Kate Reading are the best narrators that I encountered so far. a commenter

My take. Agreed, with a warning. Kramer and Reading carry you through the slow middle books, which sit a notch below the first three for me. The series as a whole has my sixth star.

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Andy Serkis doing Lord of the Rings is the greatest audiobook experience of all time. a commenter

Lord of The Rings narrated by Phil Dragash is amazing. a commenter

My take. Agreed. I've heard them all, and The Hobbit has my sixth star. Reddit's argument is Serkis against Inglis, and Serkis is the one people are excited about.

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The Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson is pretty amazing, and definitely epic. a commenter

Michael Kramer who narrate almost all of the Cosmere books by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, Stormlight Archive etc) is one of the best in the business. a commenter

My take. Agreed; it is my top pick on the best series page and has my sixth star. Reddit's one quibble is the length, and 45 hours of Kramer and Reading is a feature, not a bug.

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Red rising is easily one of the best sci fi I have ever read…. a commenter

Anything Tim Gerard Reynolds does I love - but his Red Rising is phenomenal. a commenter

My take. Agreed. Tim Gerard Reynolds's Darrow is my favourite single-narrator performance, and the series is on my all-time list. Six stars.

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The dresden files read by James Masters, he is perfectly cast and really brings Dresden to life. a commenter

The Dresden Files are great, at least once you get past the first two or three books. a commenter

My take. Not for me so far: Storm Front got three stars. Reddit says it gets good from book three, and the Marsters fans are many.

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'The Bobiverse' and ' Project Hail Mary ' would be great options! a commenter

As mentioned before, Ray Porter is also a great narrator. a commenter

My take. Agreed. Ray Porter again, and the funniest science fiction on Audible after Hitchhiker's. Six stars for the series.

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Riyria, The Paladin Trilogy, and Galaxy Outlaws are all phenomenal audiobooks. a commenter

Personally, I’m a big fan of Tim Gerard Reynolds’s version, but I also enjoy the Graphic Audio. a commenter

My take. Agreed. Five stars for every one of the Legends of the First Empire books, and it is Tim Gerard Reynolds again.

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And I think it is pretty common knowledge that for Harry Potter, Jim Dale and Stephen Fry versions are both excellent a commenter

I loved the Harry Potter books read by Jim Dale. a commenter

My take. All seven are reviewed here, and we settled Fry against Dale in a case study: Fry for us, though Reddit splits down the middle.

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Name of the wind is great, check it out a commenter

Pretty much anything narrated by Nick Podehl is fantastic imo. a commenter

My take. Mostly agreed. The Name of the Wind is a lovely listen with Nick Podehl, four stars and a soft spot; just know the third book isn't coming before you start.

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Locked Tomb (Gideon the Ninth and others) is ready by Moira Quirk and she is amazing. a commenter

Moira Quirk is such a wonderful narrator. a commenter

My take. Not heard yet. Moira Quirk is the draw, and it is a science fiction and fantasy mix.

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Blacktongue Thief had one of the best audio performances in a while. a commenter

I loved the Blacktongue Thief audiobook narrated by the author. a commenter

My take. Not heard yet. Buehlman narrates his own book, and Reddit says that is the reason to listen.

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The first trilogy are narrated by Tim Curry - and he is just fantastic. a commenter

Narrated by Tim Curry, they’re hands down my favorite audiobooks to this day. a commenter

My take. Not heard yet. Tim Curry reading Sabriel is the whole pitch, and it is a persuasive one.

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Michael Kramer who narrate almost all of the Cosmere books by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, Stormlight Archive etc) is one of the best in the business. a commenter

I’ve listened to the first Mistborn trilogy and enjoyed it but haven’t gotten to The Way of Kings. a commenter

My take. Agreed. The Final Empire has my sixth star, and it is the place to start if Stormlight's length puts you off.

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I've always found the Discworld books as perfect for the format. a commenter

Every Discworld audiobook by Nigel Planer are hilarious! a commenter

My take. Reddit's tip, which I'd back, is to start with Guards! Guards! rather than The Colour of Magic.

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Not quite fantasy, but Unsouled (Cradle series) and of course Dungeon Crawler Carl are two of the all time best audiobook series of all time. a commenter

Cradle, and actually just everything by Will Wight because he always gets Travis Baldree to do it, and Travis Baldree is a fantastic narrator (an author!). a commenter

My take. Agreed. Travis Baldree's Cradle is the series I'd hand anyone who thinks progression fantasy isn't for them. Six stars.

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If you like sci-fi, Jefferson Mays reading of The Expanse series is legendary, truly one of the best audiobook performances there’s ever been, IMO. a commenter

The Expanse series - more sci-fi than fantasy but brilliant 9 book series and the narrator is excellent. a commenter

My take. Agreed. Five stars, and one of the few series I've marked as loved. Jefferson Mays carries nine long books without a wobble, and it is on my military sci-fi list.

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Game of thrones is phenomenal, it's hard for me to imagine the series without Roy Dotrice's voice. a commenter

I mean A song of Ice and Fire is great but Roy Dotrice as narrator is kinda divisive in the community. a commenter

My take. Reviewed here. Roy Dotrice's voices divide people, and Reddit is kinder to him than I expected.

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