10 audiobooks for fans of Light Bringer
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Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 1
by Elizabeth Schaefer, Ben Acker, Jonathan Davis, Tom Angleberger, Janina Gavankar, Ben Blacker, Jon Hamm, Jeffrey Brown, Jason Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Christie Golden, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Pierce Brown, Ashley Eckstein, Carol Monda, Mur Lafferty, Marc Thompson, Ken Liu, Griffin McElroy, John Jackson Miller, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Nnedi Okorafor, Daniel José Older, Ian Doescher, Daniel M. Lavery, Madeleine Roux, Gary D. Schmidt, Matt Fraction, Cavan Scott, Sabaa Tahir, Kieron Gillen, Glen Weldon, Chuck Wendig, Gary Whitta, Meg Cabot, Pablo Hidalgo, Adam Christopher, Rae Carson, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Paul Dini, Alexander Freed, Claudia Gray, Paul S. Kemp, Elizabeth Wein, Beth Revis, Greg Rucka, Charles Soule, Wil Wheaton, Renée Ahdieh
Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Ashley Eckstein, Janina Gavankar, Jon Hamm, Neil Patrick Harris, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Daniel José Older, Marc Thompson
★ 4.07 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (15.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.2K)15h 3m listening time • Released 2017 -
This Inevitable Ruin
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7
Narrated by Jeff Hays, Travis Baldree
★ 4.87 ABR Score (96.2K ratings)★ 4.68 Goodreads (74.1K) ★ 4.93 Audible (22.1K)28h 40m listening time • Released 2025Jeff Hays and Travis Baldree elevate this escalating war arc into pure theatrical spectacle—28 hours of faction battles, shifting alliances, and genuine stakes that hit harder because the narration sells every betrayal and impossible choice.
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Defiance of the Fall 2
Defiance of the Fall • Book 2
Narrated by Pavi Proczko
★ 4.64 ABR Score (21.7K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (12.1K) ★ 4.84 Audible (9.6K)24h 30m listening time • Released 2021 -
11/22/63
by Stephen King
Narrated by Craig Wasson
★ 4.63 ABR Score (740.9K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.66 Audible (73.7K)30h 40m listening time • Released 2011Craig Wasson's performance transforms King's sprawling time-travel epic into something intimate and devastating—30 hours that feel essential, not excessive.
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Iron Prince
Warformed: Stormweaver • Book 1
by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
Narrated by Luke Daniels
Both epics deliver complex world-building and morally gray protagonists navigating systems of power through intelligence and cunning, with narrators who bring nuanced depth to intricate plots spanning 30+ hours of immersive listening.
★ 4.63 ABR Score (26.0K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (18.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (7.6K)33h 55m listening time • Released 2021Luke Daniels elevates this LitRPG underdog story with a performance so commanding it transforms 34 hours into something you won't want to pause—especially once the mystery deepens and the stakes genuinely shift.
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Death's End
Remembrance of Earth's Past • Book 3
by Liu Cixin, Ken Liu
Narrated by P. J. Ochlan
★ 4.53 ABR Score (190.1K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (176.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (14.0K)28h 51m listening time • Released 2016 -
Howling Dark
Sun Eater • Book 2
by Christopher Ruocchio
Narrated by Samuel Roukin
★ 4.40 ABR Score (31.9K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (29.1K) ★ 4.67 Audible (2.8K)28h 3m listening time • Released 2019 -
A Deepness in the Sky
Zones of Thought • Book 2
by Vernor Vinge
Narrated by Peter Larkin
★ 4.21 ABR Score (37.4K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (35.3K) ★ 4.42 Audible (2.2K)28h 19m listening time • Released 2009 -
Fire and Song
Warformed: Stormweaver • Book 2
by Bryce O'Connor
Narrated by Luke Daniels
Both audiobooks deliver intricate mystery-driven narratives with immersive world-building that rewards attentive listening, and Luke Daniels brings similar vocal versatility to Tim Gerard Reynolds in bringing complex characters to life across an extended runtime.
★ 4.61 ABR Score (15.7K ratings)★ 4.61 Goodreads (10.1K) ★ 4.79 Audible (5.7K)32h 37m listening time • Released 2023Luke Daniels brings crystalline clarity to a sprawling magic-academy tournament, making complex action sequences genuinely thrilling to follow. The second book deepens what made the first work while raising the stakes—exactly what a sequel should do.
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Mount Fitz Roy
Sun Symbol • Book 2
by Scott Sigler
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.39 ABR Score (5.9K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (4.6K)29h 26m listening time • Released 2020Ray Porter's relentless narration transforms this survival epic into pure adrenaline—his voice captures both the grinding desperation of the expedition and the cosmic dread lurking beneath every discovery in the Andes.
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