Best Victoria Schwab Audiobooks
Where to Start with Victoria Schwab
- Best entry point → The Fragile Threads of Power
- Best standalone → Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
- Start the Shades of Magic series → A Darker Shade of Magic
- What fans keep coming back to → A Gathering of Shadows
- Highest rated by listeners → A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3)
Best Victoria Schwab Audiobooks
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A Conjuring of Light
Shades of Magic • Book 3
by V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.34 ABR Score (202.0K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (196.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.4K)19h 3m listening time • Released 2017Kate Reading and Michael Kramer's dual narration transforms this epic finale into something rare: a fully realized audio experience where every character feels distinctly alive. The emotional gut-punches land harder when delivered by voices this skilled.
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The Fragile Threads of Power
Threads of Power • Book 1
by V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab
Narrated by Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Michael Kramer
★ 4.28 ABR Score (47.9K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (47.0K) ★ 4.66 Audible (847)21h 35m listening time • Released 2023Schwab's return to her Darker Shade of Magic world crackles with intricate magic and political intrigue, while three narrators masterfully embody distinct perspectives across a sprawling, interconnected story.
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A Gathering of Shadows
Shades of Magic • Book 2
by V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab
Narrated by Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
★ 4.28 ABR Score (243.6K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (237.5K) ★ 4.53 Audible (6.1K)16h 9m listening time • Released 2016Kramer and Reading's dual narration transforms this sequel into pure magic—their distinct voices make the multiple POVs feel like separate worlds colliding, and the audiobook experience genuinely elevates Schwab's already intricate storytelling.
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
by V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab
Narrated by Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, Marisa Calin
★ 4.06 ABR Score (178.0K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (174.6K) ★ 4.43 Audible (3.4K)18h 26m listening time • Released 2025Schwab's immortal love story across centuries demands multiple narrators, and Whelan, Leung, and Calin deliver distinct voices that make each timeline feel like its own world. The audiobook transforms what could be a sprawling narrative into something intimate and devastating.
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A Darker Shade of Magic
Shades of Magic • Book 1
by V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.02 ABR Score (435.0K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (435.0K) ★ 4.28 Audible (40)11h 16m listening time • Released 2025Kate Reading and Michael Kramer's dual narration transforms this into something richer than the book alone—their voices perfectly separate Kell's internal world from the dangerous external one he navigates across Londons.