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Dune
Dune Chronicles • Book 1
by Frank Herbert
Narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, et al.
★ 4.29 Goodreads (1.6M)★ 4.67 Audible (126.5K)21h 2m listening time • Released 2007The Godfather of science fiction epics: a richly imagined desert world where politics, religion, and ecology collide in a story that feels more relevant every decade.
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The Stand
by Stephen King
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.35 Goodreads (841.4K)★ 4.69 Audible (81.1K)47h 47m listening time • Released 2012King's apocalyptic magnum opus pits good against evil across a ravaged America — sprawling, terrifying, and peopled with characters you'll never forget.
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The Name of the Wind
The Kingkiller Chronicle • Book 1
by Patrick Rothfuss
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.52 Goodreads (1.1M)★ 4.7 Audible (109.0K)27h 55m listening time • Released 2009Rothfuss's debut is arguably the most beautifully written fantasy of the 21st century — the story of a legend telling the truth about his own myth.
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The Host
by Stephenie Meyer
Narrated by Kate Reading
★ 3.86 Goodreads (1.1M)★ 4.47 Audible (12.5K)23h listening time • Released 2008Meyer's most underrated book — a thoughtful alien-invasion story about identity and what it means to be human, with more depth than her more famous series.