Best Stephen Briggs Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Stephen Briggs — 10 titles spanning Fantasy, averaging 4.47 ABR stars.

Stephen Briggs is a British actor, playwright, and audiobook narrator who has an extraordinarily close relationship with Terry Pratchett's Discworld — he collaborated directly with Pratchett on stage adaptations, and his narration of the audiobooks carries the authority of someone who knows the world from the inside. He has narrated Thud!, Making Money, Snuff, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, The Wee Free Men, Monstrous Regiment, A Hat Full of Sky, Going Postal, Wintersmith, and I Shall Wear Midnight, among others — an extensive catalog spanning the City Watch, the Witches, Moist von Lipwig, and Maurice. Briggs' narration is widely considered definitive for many Pratchett fans: he captures the author's comic timing, his philosophical asides, his affection for his characters, and the particular cadence of Pratchett's prose with a precision that comes from long familiarity. His rendering of Granny Weatherwax, Sam Vimes, Death, and the Nac Mac Feegle are beloved by audiobook listeners.

Where to Start with Stephen Briggs

  1. 1
    Going Postal cover

    Going Postal

    Discworld • Book 33

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.59 ABR Score (142.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (136.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.0K)
    11h 23m listening time • Released 2005
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    Thud! cover

    Thud!

    Discworld • Book 34

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.56 ABR Score (84.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (79.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (4.5K)
    10h 31m listening time • Released 2005
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    A Hat Full of Sky cover

    A Hat Full of Sky

    Discworld • Book 32

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (84.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (80.7K) ★ 4.83 Audible (3.6K)
    7h 47m listening time • Released 2004
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    The Wee Free Men cover

    The Wee Free Men

    Discworld • Book 30

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.52 ABR Score (126.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (121.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (5.0K)
    7h 9m listening time • Released 2004
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    I Shall Wear Midnight cover

    I Shall Wear Midnight

    Discworld • Book 38

    by Terry Pratchett, Paul Kidby

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.47 ABR Score (64.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (61.0K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.3K)
    9h 46m listening time • Released 2010
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    Monstrous Regiment cover

    Monstrous Regiment

    Discworld • Book 31

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.46 ABR Score (89.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (85.4K) ★ 4.77 Audible (3.6K)
    11h 38m listening time • Released 2004
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    Making Money cover

    Making Money

    Discworld • Book 36

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.46 ABR Score (82.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (78.4K) ★ 4.76 Audible (4.3K)
    11h 4m listening time • Released 2007
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    Wintersmith

    Discworld • Book 35

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.45 ABR Score (71.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (68.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (2.9K)
    8h 31m listening time • Released 2007
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    Snuff

    Discworld • Book 39

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.35 ABR Score (68.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (63.7K) ★ 4.67 Audible (4.8K)
    11h 29m listening time • Released 2011
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    The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

    Discworld • Book 28

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    ★ 4.27 ABR Score (54.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (53.1K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.1K)
    6h 35m listening time • Released 2013
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