Audiobooks Like Journey to the Centre of the Earth

David DeVries and Kristin Kalbli narrate this expanded edition across 26 hours — the longer runtime gives Verne's classic room to breathe and the additional Brin material space to contextualize it. All ten recommendations share the same author credits, and the list is built for readers already committed to this particular corner of Victorian adventure science fiction.

10 audiobooks for fans of Journey to the Centre of the Earth

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    The Uplift War

    The Uplift Saga • Book 3

    by David Brin

    Narrated by George K. Wilson

    4.03 ABR Score (28.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.38 Audible (718)
    27h 52m listening time • Released 2008
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    Old Venus

    by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Ian McDonald, Garth Nix, Joe Haldeman, Gwyneth Jones, Matthew Hughes, Paul McAuley, Lavie Tidhar, Allen M. Steele, Stephen Leigh, Eleanor Arnason, David Brin, Michael Cassutt, Tobias S. Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, Joe R. Lansdale, Mike Resnick

    Narrated by Diana Rigg, Full Cast, Michael Dorn, Stephen Fry, Jake Stormoen, W. Morgan Sheppard, Gethin Anthony, Wil Wheaton, Janis Ian, Ron Donachie, Various

    3.61 ABR Score (821 ratings)
    ★ 3.57 Goodreads (734) ★ 3.99 Audible (87)
    22h 17m listening time • Released 2015
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    20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Jules Verne

    Capitaine Nemo • Book 2

    by Jules Verne

    Narrated by David Linski

    4.21 ABR Score (287.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (279.0K) ★ 4.53 Audible (8.5K)
    11h 13m listening time • Released 2017
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    Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance

    by Jules Verne, Tim Curry

    Narrated by Tim Curry

    4.15 ABR Score (238.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (227.5K) ★ 4.46 Audible (11.2K)
    8h 20m listening time • Released 2011
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    The Postman

    by David Brin

    Narrated by Kevin Kenerly

    4.05 ABR Score (39.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (37.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (2.0K)
    9h 55m listening time • Released 2020
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    Startide Rising

    The Uplift Saga • Book 2

    by David Brin

    Narrated by George K. Wilson

    3.99 ABR Score (34.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (33.5K) ★ 4.32 Audible (938)
    17h 25m listening time • Released 2008
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    A Journey To The Center Of The Earth

    by Jules Verne

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    3.91 ABR Score (227.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (227.3K) ★ 4.27 Audible (443)
    7h 43m listening time • Released 2008

    Simon Prebble's measured, intelligent delivery transforms Verne's Victorian adventure into something that feels genuinely urgent—he makes the geological wonder and mounting danger feel equally real, which is exactly what this annotated edition needs to land.

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    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Capitaine Nemo • Book 2

    by Jules Verne

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    3.86 ABR Score (278.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (278.7K) ★ 4.33 Audible (9)
    11h 43m listening time • Released 2013

    Michael Kramer's narration transforms this Victorian submarine adventure into an immersive deep-sea descent, giving Captain Nemo's obsessive genius a voice as commanding and mysterious as the ocean itself.

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    Sundiver

    The Uplift Saga • Book 1

    by David Brin

    Narrated by George K. Wilson

    3.57 ABR Score (29.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.69 Goodreads (27.8K) ★ 3.9 Audible (1.3K)
    12h 32m listening time • Released 2008
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    The Practice Effect

    by David Brin

    Narrated by Andy Caploe

    3.74 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (3.8K) ★ 4.23 Audible (179)
    12h 13m listening time • Released 2012

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