10 audiobooks for fans of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.78 ABR Score (674.9K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (655.0K) ★ 4.78 Audible (19.8K)25h 23m listening time • Released 2011 -
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction
by Neil Gaiman, Marlon James
Narrated by Neil Gaiman, George Guidall, Lenny Henry, Leon Nixon
★ 4.32 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.73 Audible (802)27h 2m listening time • Released 2020Hearing Gaiman read his own work alongside master narrators like George Guidall and Lenny Henry transforms 52 stories into a masterclass in tone and voice—each tale lands exactly as intended.
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The Brothers K
by David James Duncan
Narrated by Robertson Dean
★ 4.17 ABR Score (17.2K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (17.1K) ★ 4.78 Audible (83)28h 7m listening time • Released 2024Robertson Dean's narration captures the raw comedy and heartbreak of a fractured family across decades—his voice work transforms what could've been a sprawling mess into something you genuinely can't stop listening to.
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Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
Narrated by William Hootkins
★ 4.14 ABR Score (625.8K ratings)★ 3.57 Goodreads (620.7K) ★ 4.49 Audible (5.0K)24h 49m listening time • Released 2004 -
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
Narrated by Donna Tartt
★ 4.10 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.17 Audible (2.1K)22h 3m listening time • Released 2023 -
[Demons] [By: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor] [September, 1994]
Narrated by Malk Williams
★ 4.03 ABR Score (64.3K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (64.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (17)28h 24m listening time • Released 2024 -
Hemingway
by Nate Cleveland
Narrated by Josh Cleveland
★ 3.44 ABR Score (2 ratings)★ 5 Goodreads (2)24h 1m listening time • Released 2026Josh Cleveland's narration transforms a sprawling, genre-bending tragedy into something visceral and unbearable—he makes you feel the weight of each voice in this fractured school community.
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The Black Reckoning
The Books of Beginning • Book 3
by John Stephens
Narrated by Jim Dale
★ 4.27 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (5.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (858)13h 5m listening time • Released 2015Jim Dale transforms this trilogy finale into pure immersion—his voice work across multiple characters and dimensions makes the emotional stakes feel genuinely catastrophic. If you've loved the series, his narration elevates the conclusion from satisfying to unforgettable.
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The Cricket on the Hearth
Narrated by Jim Dale
★ 3.75 ABR Score (9.2K ratings)★ 3.47 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.31 Audible (319)3h 37m listening time • Released 2013Jim Dale transforms this lesser-known Dickens novella into pure emotional theater—his voice work for each character is so distinct and alive that you forget you're listening to one man. It's a perfect Christmas story for people who think they've outgrown them.
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Screaming Queens!: Behind the Scenes of Carry on Screaming
by Robert Ross, Peter Cook, Wink Taylor, Jessica Martin, Barnaby Eaton-James, Joseph Fox, Abigail Fox, Andrew Swaisland, Gary Haberfield, Paul Andrews, Jim Dale
Narrated by Jim Dale, Full Cast Audio Drama
★ 3.40 ABR Score (2 ratings)★ 5 Audible (2)1h 22m listening time • Released 2021Jim Dale anchors a full-cast audio drama that captures the chaotic, irreverent energy of British comedy history with the intimacy only audio can deliver. If you love behind-the-scenes stories about cult films and comedians who didn't play by the rules, this is essential listening.
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