Audiobooks Like In the Heart of the Sea

10 audiobooks for fans of In the Heart of the Sea

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   This Tender Land

   by William Kent Krueger

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.62 ABR Score (236.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (223.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (12.9K)

   14h 19m listening time • Released 2019

   Scott Brick's weathered narration transforms this Depression-era journey into something haunting and deeply human, turning what could be a heavy historical tale into an unforgettable emotional gut-punch.

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   Dead Wake

   by Erik Larson

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.32 ABR Score (177.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.13 Goodreads (163.2K) ★ 4.46 Audible (14.3K)

   13h 4m listening time • Released 2015

   Scott Brick's measured intensity transforms this into a genuine page-turner: Larson weaves together the doomed ship's final voyage with the U-boat hunt closing in, building tension that grips you across 13 hours.

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   The Devil in the White City

   by Erik Larson

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.21 ABR Score (796.0K ratings)

   ★ 4 Goodreads (764.6K) ★ 4.34 Audible (31.4K)

   14h 58m listening time • Released 2003

   Scott Brick's narration transforms this dual narrative into pure suspense: his voice captures both the architect's visionary grandeur and the killer's chilling menace with such distinct intensity that you'll forget you're listening to nonfiction.

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   Salt

   by Mark Kurlansky

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 3.77 ABR Score (80.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.75 Goodreads (77.3K) ★ 4.16 Audible (3.2K)

   13h 48m listening time • Released 2021

   Scott Brick's measured, curious delivery transforms what could be dry history into genuine narrative pleasure—you'll hear the intrigue in how salt shaped empires, trade routes, and wars across millennia.

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   The Song of Achilles

   by Madeline Miller

   Narrated by Frazer Douglas

   ★ 4.66 ABR Score (2.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (2.0M) ★ 4.61 Audible (40.8K)

   11h 15m listening time • Released 2012

   Frazer Douglas's tender, controlled performance makes this reimagining of the Iliad feel intimate and devastating—he captures the quiet ache of a love that rewrites mythology.

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   Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival

   by Peter Stark

   Narrated by Michael Kramer

   ★ 4.22 ABR Score (15.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (13.0K) ★ 4.54 Audible (2.0K)

   10h 54m listening time • Released 2014

   Michael Kramer's narration captures the brutal desperation of this forgotten expedition with such conviction that you forget it's nonfiction. Stark's meticulous storytelling transforms a footnote of American history into a genuine survival saga.

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   Brethren

   Foundation of the Dragon Series • Book 1

   by Robb Pritchard

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 3.75 ABR Score (400 ratings)

   ★ 4.22 Goodreads (395) ★ 3.6 Audible (5)

   11h 58m listening time • Released 2024

   Scott Brick transforms this Celtic revenge saga into something primal and inescapable—his gravel-voiced intensity makes the desperation feel suffocating, especially in those mine sequences where the audio design traps you right alongside the protagonist.

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   Black Sam: Prince of Pirates

   by Mat McLeod, James Lewis

   Narrated by Alex Hyde-White, Roy Dotrice, Scott Brick, Stefan Rudnicki, William Dufris, Jayne Entwistle, Simon Vance, R.C. Bray

   ★ 3.47 ABR Score (324 ratings)

   ★ 3.65 Goodreads (96) ★ 3.79 Audible (228)

   10h 54m listening time • Released 2015

   An ensemble cast of eight narrators brings genuine texture to this pirate origin story, with each voice anchoring a distinct perspective in a world where desperation and idealism collide.

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   Cilka's Journey

   The Tattooist of Auschwitz • Book 2

   by Heather Morris

   Narrated by Louise Brealey

   ★ 4.72 ABR Score (223.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (219.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (4.3K)

   11h 3m listening time • Released 2019

   Louise Brealey's measured, unflinching narration transforms this haunting true story into something unbearable and necessary—she lets the quiet devastation of survival speak louder than any dramatic flourish ever could.

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    The Frozen River

    by Ariel Lawhon

    Narrated by Jane Oppenheimer, Ariel Lawhon

    ★ 4.71 ABR Score (610.2K ratings)

    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (594.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (16.2K)

    15h 5m listening time • Released 2023

    The dual narration captures Martha Ballard's fierce intelligence against a corrupt town that underestimates her—a historical mystery that hinges on one woman's refusal to let power bury the truth.

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