Audiobooks Like Ruin and Rising

10 audiobooks for fans of Ruin and Rising

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   Crooked Kingdom

   Six of Crows • Book 2

   by Leigh Bardugo

   Narrated by Roger Clark, Jay Snyder, Elizabeth Evans, Fred Berman, Brandon Rubin, Kevin T. Collins, Lauren Fortgang, Peter Ganim

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (797.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (779.9K) ★ 4.73 Audible (18.0K)

   17h 58m listening time • Released 2016

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   Six of Crows

   Six of Crows • Book 1

   by Leigh Bardugo

   Narrated by Jay Snyder, Brandon Rubin, Fred Berman, Lauren Fortgang, Roger Clark, Elizabeth Evans, Tristan Morris

   ★ 4.50 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.55 Audible (22.8K)

   15h 4m listening time • Released 2015

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   Hell Bent

   Alex Stern • Book 2

   by Leigh Bardugo

   Narrated by Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell

   ★ 4.30 ABR Score (187.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.1 Goodreads (183.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (3.6K)

   16h 16m listening time • Released 2023

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   Ninth House

   Alex Stern • Book 1

   by Leigh Bardugo

   Narrated by Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell

   ★ 4.15 ABR Score (413.3K ratings)

   ★ 4 Goodreads (407.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (6.0K)

   16h 22m listening time • Released 2019

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   Buried Deep and Other Stories

   by Naomi Novik

   Narrated by Frankie Corzo, Nicholas Guy Smith, Imani Jade Powers, Simon Vance, Elizabeth Knowelden, Saskia Maarleveld, Lauren Fortgang, Ell Potter, Billie Fulford-Brown, Steve West, Lisa Flanagan, Bronwen Price, Anisha Dadia, Naomi Novik

   ★ 3.99 ABR Score (6.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.02 Goodreads (6.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (98)

   12h 46m listening time • Released 2024

   A star-studded ensemble cast elevates these thirteen stories from clever reimaginings into fully realized audio experiences, each narrator perfectly matched to their tale's voice and world.

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   Knaves: A Blackguards Anthology (3)

   Tales of the Otori #4.9 - Wine, Knife, Sword

   by Melanie R. Meadors, Alana Joli Abbott, Maurice Broaddus, Cullen Bunn, Toiya Kristen Finley, Shanna Germain, Lian Hearn, Walidah Imarisha, Mercedes Lackey, Dennis Lee, Cat Rambo, Linda Robertson, Clay Sanger, Anna Smith Spark, Kenny Soward, Anton Strout, Sabrina Vourvoulias, Howard Tayler, Linda Robertson Reinhardt

   Narrated by Scott Aiello, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Raphael Corkhill, Jonathan Davis, Victor Bevine, Lauren Fortgang, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Kyla Garcia, Barrie Kreinik

   ★ 3.66 ABR Score (32 ratings)

   ★ 3.5 Goodreads (30) ★ 3.5 Audible (2)

   9h 5m listening time • Released 2019

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   The Hobbit

   The Lord of the Rings • Book 1

   by J. R. R. Tolkien

   Narrated by Andy Serkis

   ★ 4.79 ABR Score (4.5M ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (4.5M) ★ 4.92 Audible (28.4K)

   10h 25m listening time • Released 2020

   Andy Serkis transforms this into a masterclass in voice acting, giving each character such distinct presence that you forget you're listening to one narrator. It's the definitive audio experience of Middle-earth's greatest gateway story.

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   Carl's Doomsday Scenario

   Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 2

   by Matt Dinniman

   Narrated by Jeff Hays

   ★ 4.78 ABR Score (217.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.51 Goodreads (187.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (30.0K)

   11h 28m listening time • Released 2021

   Jeff Hays transforms this LitRPG sequel into something genuinely unhinged—his voice work sells the escalating absurdity and real stakes so completely that you'll forget you're listening to a story about a pantless guy surviving a digital hellscape.

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   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

   Harry Potter (Full-Cast Editions) • Book 2

   by J.K. Rowling

   Narrated by Hugh Laurie, Matthew Macfadyen, Kit Harington, Riz Ahmed, Michelle Gomez, Daniel Mays, Mark Addy, Simon Pegg, Cush Jumbo, Alex Hassell, Gemma Whelan, Indira Varma, Frankie Treadaway, Max Lester, Arabella Stanton

   ★ 4.74 ABR Score (4.5M ratings)

   ★ 4.43 Goodreads (4.5M) ★ 4.9 Audible (5.0K)

   9h 37m listening time • Released 2025

   A full-cast ensemble transforms the second book into pure theater—Hugh Laurie's Dumbledore and Simon Pegg's Quirrell alone justify the listen, but it's the depth each actor brings to minor characters that makes this feel like a live performance rather than a reading.

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    Crown of Midnight

    Throne of Glass • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    ★ 4.67 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)

    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.78 Audible (23.1K)

    12h 43m listening time • Released 2021

    Elizabeth Evans elevates this dark political fantasy with a performance that captures Celaena's razor-sharp wit and moral complexity, making the emotional betrayals land harder than the page version.

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