Top 20 Fantasy Audiobooks & Narrators Of All Time

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0:00 - Audiobooks
3:23 - Lord of the Rings: geni.us/LOTRaudio
5:00 - Phil Dragash Version: raby.sh/pages/lord-of-the-rin...
5:21 - Rage of Dragons: geni.us/RageofDragons
6:00 - Julia Whelan/Addie LaRue: geni.us/AddieLaRue
6:24 - Narnia Radio Theatre: geni.us/NarniaAudio
6:48 - Goblin Emperor: geni.us/GoblinEmperor
7:30 - Neil Gaiman
7:40 - Sandman: geni.us/SandmanAudio
8:09 - Locke Lamora: geni.us/LockeLamoraAudio
8:50 - His Dark Materials: geni.us/HisDarkMaterialsBook1
9:21 - Witcher: geni.us/WitcherBook1
9:54 - The Old Kingdom: geni.us/Sabriel
10:34 - Hitchhikers Guide: geni.us/HitchhikersGuide1
10:57 - Dune: geni.us/DuneAudiobook
11:15 - Discworld: geni.us/Mort
11:49 - Dresden Files: geni.us/Stormfront
12:24 - Michael Kramer & Kate Reading
13:40 - The Name of the Wind: geni.us/NOTWaudiobook
14:38 - Graphic Audio
15:08 - The First Law: geni.us/FirstLawBook1
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[@EmpressNoriko]

I gave my Mom and Dad this last year for Christmas. My Dad is of Scottish descent. They were thrilled, especially my Dad. Only one drawback. How the heck do I top it, or at least equal it, this year?!

[@jenjaminbenkins6075]

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[@OldNarnians]

Just wanna recommend the Mistborn second trilogy, the audiobooks for it are absolutely incredible.

[@rdebije]

Established titles is absolute horsesh*t and a scam. and in effect you are peddling a scam

[@Captain_Chaz86]

Scam established titles is s massive scam

[@travissloan5296]

The best part of Pacey’s performance is he lisps when Glokta speaks but his internal monologue has no lisp. It’s such a great detail.

[@CapturedInWords]

Agreed! He's amazing

[@punk303]

The best part of the entire series as a whole, is Glokta's inner monologue .

[@dinocollins720]

so cool

[@ClayHales]

I could listen to a book of Glokta just going through an average day doing nothing of consequence.

[@Glokta4]

@@CapturedInWords He's narrated 172 books. Perhaps we need a booktube channel dedicated to his narration.

[@jaybrodah3938]

The Andy Serkis narration of the Lord of the Rings is incredible, I enjoyed it much more than the Rob Ingus version.

[@Jennie_Chbz]

I second this, I started with his narration of The Hobbit and was sold for the entire LOTR series. He’s just incredible.

[@AngelLopez-vi3nr]

Agreed!!!

[@Suplex479]

Agreed, but I think the narrator for the silmarillion, I don't remember his name but I think it was Martin or something, was better than Serkis, or at least more fitting for that type of book

[@ajack4093]

Same here. I bought all three audiobooks again and it's like listening to a new story.

[@Joe_S_60628]

Bob Inglis is unparalleled and a legend.

[@mikkelhedegaard7050]

Michael Pages performance in The Lies of Locke Lamore is a true lyrical masterpiece

[@natasagajic1061]

I 100% second Tim Curry's narration of the Abhorsen/Old Kingdom trilogy! Tim Curry as Mogget is just _chef's kiss_ ✨✨✨

[@stardroplet9499]

Wow! I can’t believe he narrated them!

[@Zivilin]

Tim Curry in general is just amazing. ✨✨

[@SuperPuddingcat]

Tim Curry took these books to another level, amazing!

[@jackinthebox1993]

You have the best video editing of any booktuber I've ever seen before

[@Yesica1993]

I'm usually not an audiobook fan. But I came across Phil's LOTR and was mesmerized the entire time! I'd been doing a reread using editions with small print. I wanted some audio to carry me through for a bit when my eyes would get too tired from reading. Once I started, I could not stop. I did also finish the reading and was just going back and forth between the two. It's fantastic! I wish I could thank him directly.

[@emailgerard]

Simon Vance is a phenomenal narrator. His work on the Darkness Within Saga by JD Franx and The Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks are some of the best.

[@CapturedInWords]

I'll definitely need to give him a listen!

[@DashWatson]

Simon Vance is one of the best. His narration of Tigana made my listen so much more immersive. And his Sherlock Holmes Heirloom Collection is my favorite version of the Complete Sherlock Holmes story. He has done many other books as well.

[@Whojamawhutsit]

I do appreciate that you have read The Old Kingdom series! No one ever talks about it (and no one I know has heard of it). I found Sabriel at my library when I was a teen, and fell in love. Great story, good characters, exciting adventures. That first part with the Mordicant is still one of my favorite chapters to read. I also just listened to Tim Curry's narration and I was happy with how he read.

[@ryansurv]

I can not get through the Auri comforting Kvothe moment without crying. Every. Single. Time.

[@ablazin1826]

Me too! 🥺

[@cameronflack2254]

Same

[@KnifeOfK]

I’m listening to A Song of Ice and Fire (currently on Storm) read by Roy Dotrice, and even though it took me a while to get used to his different accents and occasional weird pronunciation of character names I’m really enjoying his performance now. It’s been a while since I read the books and this is a great way to experience Westeros again!

[@c0barsm]

This is wonderful! Thank you for all the recommendations!

[@Avarn388]

The old Kingdom trilogy really is underrated and Tim Curry is perfect. We really do need more videos on why Sabriel is awesome. It’s a hidden gem of a book/ series.

[@heatherauton655]

I loved this series and read each book as it came out

[@Taylor1989s]

The Old Kingdom series is what got me into fantasy as an adult and this is the first time I have ever heard anyone bring it up on yt. So thanks for giving it a shout out I highly recommend to all.

[@A_Little_Physics]

Rosamund Pike's narration of The Wheel of Time is phenomenal!

[@wpaunan]

I can't wait until she does all the books!

[@nicoledriscoll1984]

Thanks for video! I’m still eagerly searching for new favorite audibles. Illidan a world of Warcraft book has been my favorite by far- putting you in the mindset of the strong, determined characters. The narration is amazing. 😊

[@johnhenrygrzyb7970]

I’m finding that the reread of books with audio is perfect. I listen a lot faster than I do read and you can do it in the car walking which is fantastic. Took some of your list and they are awesome.

[@Grimscribe732]

Colin Mace narrating the Raven's Mark Trilogy, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith narrating River's of London, Ralph Lister narrating the Ash and Sand Trilogy, and Christopher Buehlmann narrating his own Blacktongue Thief are certainly among my favourite narrative performances that weren't named here.

[@JLchevz]

I read this as "Colin McRae" and I was like woah we're doing necrorecordings now

[@rukbat3]

Yes, I just listened to the audiobook for the first in the Rivers of London series, and I thought the story itself was fine, but Kobna Holdbrook-Smith's narration really elevated it for me!

[@D-Wells0203]

Thanks so much for this video! Love audiobooks. Hard to read when you have young kids. You mentioned some of my favorites. You may also want to listen to RC Bray (mostly sci-fi), Arlen Taylor, and Travis Baldree as well. They all do a great job. Nick Podehl is also always amazing.

[@andrewfisette6933]

I have listened to both Kingkiller books NOTW and WMF about 29 times through (each). Of those I chose to listen to the Poedel version twice, and the Degas (Day-Gas) version 27 times. 10/10 recommend it. The trick is you need to technically be in the UK when you go buy it from audible…. Or make them think you are in the UK at least!!

[@carlabutler5286]

Just finished King’s Dark Tidings. I loved it! The story was great, narration was fabulous. Would definitely like to hear more of his work. Rewatching video now for my next audio book thanks for the recommendations.

[@danab3099]

I really like the BBC Radio versions of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy! Full cast and sound effects.

[@toddhutson2657]

Of course, you know I came here to see if you mentioned James Marsters' narration of the Dresden Files! 😁 Totally agree with you about Steven Pacey's masterful performance and the initial reticence of Michael Kramer's and Kate Reading's performances. When Kramer is just narrating, i.e. not portraying a character, it can be a bit dry and monotonous.

[@honorspren]

So eagerly waiting for this ❤️❤️❤️

[@koryferencz7391]

Let’s be real, Steven Pacey narrating The First Law Trilogy is the most sensational pairing of amazing novels with impeccable narration. He elevates an already amazing series to something that is so enjoyable it can only be described as perfection.

[@koryferencz7391]

Also how he has the perfect balance of Glokta with the lisp and then nearly the same voice but without the lisp when he narrates his internal thoughts!

[@samuelleask1132]

The Dresden Files are one of those rare series where the audiobooks improve the main series. James Marsters IS Harry Dresden, no question

[@meoowwkitty]

Yes! I love Marsters so much I akways recommend listening to the audiobooks over reading.

[@SuperPuddingcat]

Certain narrators can take a book to another level, Marsters is one of them, his narration of The Dresden Files is amazing! I had a long drive ahead of me and wanted to listen to the audio of the most recent Dresden Files novel. Marsters was so impressive I purchased all the audio books and started listening from the beginning!

[@vivic.k.c.4244]

OMG!! I needed this video so much! Thank you Jay!! Now I know where to start with audiobooks! Quick question: do you have a recommendation of a good audiobook for the Farseer Trilogy?

[@drinkbooks]

Thank you for having The Old Kingdom in here! I love those books hard copy or audio and they don't get enough recognition. My favorite narrators are Jim Dale, George Guidall, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Michael Kramer, Kate Reading, Elizabeth Evans, Amanda Ronconi, James Marsters, Neil Gaimon, Stephen Frye, Simon Vance, Michael Page, Rosalyn Landor, Terry Donnelly, Tim Curry and probably a lot more. I've never listed to Pacey, maybe I'll see if he narrates something I'm interested in! I love audiobooks, they're the only reason I can still read 100+ books a year.

[@RC-qb1bm]

Peter Kenny’s voice for voice for Witcher is soooooo good! I didn’t think I could like it after watching the show and plying Witcher 3 hearing Geralts voice but oh my does he do a good job

[@CapturedInWords]

Yesss! His narration is incredible

[@honorspren]

Thanks a lot for all the recommendations. I was a bit confused at first, but at last you did mention Steven Pacey as well!

[@CapturedInWords]

Haha I'd never forget Pacey! Such a brilliant narrator

[@cornpiglet9031]

great video idea :))

[@wills2652]

Thanks I love reading and as a busy college student I don’t always have enough time to sit and read during the a day! That’s why I love audible

[@EmpressNoriko]

Great video. Already purchased a few new things from Audible, already had several of them too. I’ve never understood why some readers put down audiobooks. I’ve listened to books for many years. I used to have a long commute and they saved my sanity then. I also used them extensively in my classroom. Transitioning some kids from simple chapter books can be difficult and audiobooks help. I did Lord of the Rings and Wheel of Time when I taught 5th grade and many kids would read along with the Audiobooks. I even had several students who read all of WoT published at that time! I let them check out a disc overnight. This also taught responsibility. If your classmate didn’t bring back the disc both the one who wanted it and the student disc librarian would scold them. One year I had a very strict disc librarian who wouldn’t let you check out a disc to take home for 2 days if you forgot one (you could listen in the classroom) she set the rule and I wouldn’t override her when students asked me to. Discs came back regularly under her! I will definitely listen to a book because of a narrator I like. I used to love listening to Adrienne Barbeau, the actress. I can no longer drive, but I listen in the shower, while doing chores and when holding a physical book or Kindle is difficult (arthritis). I wish I could find the Stephen Fry Harry Potter books as I love his voice. I’m sure it’s a contractual thing, but I wish Audible would offer both. For myself I think reading a variety of ways is best, physical, audio and ebook. But if audio only is what works for you then great. Reading is the important part, not how. My nephew and I are reading LOTR together and I was shocked when I found out he was keeping from me that he listened while reading because he felt guilty that he was somehow cheating. He’d never seen me listening to an audiobook so I showed him my huge Audible library and reassured him. I have no clue how this idea got started in society, but I’m vocal about my opinion when I hear people say it.

[@MsAdaCat]

You are a great teacher, I envy your students 👍

[@EmpressNoriko]

@@MsAdaCat I miss teaching very much. I just moved and finally decided to get rid of all my teaching supplies and many of my children’s books. Going through them deciding what to keep was bittersweet, bringing back many wonderful memories. I’ve had a few students contact me and all mention the books we read and what they are reading now. I’m very proud that I helped facilitate so many lifelong readers. I caught a lot of flak from fellow teachers about what books we read, how I taught reading and bringing in LOTR board games. One even told the principal we “did nothing but play games” but when she observed us realized I was using the games to check for and further understanding. 6th grade, I taught 5th, was especially vocal because they mostly had students read stuff well below their ability then do as many as 20+ worksheets which bored the kids to death. The kids would ask when they were going to read something interesting and challenging. When they were going to discuss the books and where were the interesting activities. I finally realized they had a very few books in their repertoire and had no desire to read anything new. They did the same thing every year instead of finding out what interested the kids. Yes, I was heavy on the fantasy, but I would read ANYTHING if it was of interest to a reading group and figure out how to teach as we went along. My nephew did not read a single novel in 8th grade last year. I was horrified when I found out. I love all the wonderful choices we have in movies and TV, but it is disheartening to realize how many people never add the joys of reading to their lives.

[@MsAdaCat]

@@EmpressNoriko you are a model teacher 👍👍👍 Huge respect to you.

[@lauriephillips8809]

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith narrating the Rivers of London series. So, so good :)

[@ryan.provstgaard]

My favorite is Kevin Hearn's "Iron Druid Chronicles" narrated by Luke Daniels. A very fun Urban Fantasy that people compare Dresden to, but for me it was the introduction to Urban Fantasy. So I compare everything to it and of corse am bias towards it. Its a short 10 plus series with novellas here and there but "Hounded" is book 1 and very worth the listen. Love your videos. Thanks!

[@darkphoenix68]

I can't wait to check out some of these. I'm currently downloading the Phil Dragash LOTR soundscapes, but I also really want to try the Andy Serkis versions.

[@sheilakae_]

i love these recomendations!! please give more, anytime!

[@daniellehinton9607]

Jay, if you have the ability, and you're up for it, I wound highly recommend giving Rupert Degas' interpretation of The Name of the Wind a listen. The slight rasp/and richness of his voice is truly magical! Thanks for all the recommendstions! 😃

[@TheOperator31]

i like this step your taking. Thank you for this specific content.

[@jbfwinning]

Pacey/First Law is unequivocally the best there is. Major standouts to me that I don't see in the upper comments are: Heather O'Neil - Book of the Ancestor Moira Quirk - The Locked Tomb

[@holymememaker5200]

you are such a great youtuber and it's sad to see that you only have 69k subs.

[@ltrigga219]

Ok, I just downloaded three Gentleman Bastards books, so I’m trusting you here 😁 Thank you for putting this list together! I just restarted Sufficiently Advanced Magic because Podehl became a favorite of mine from his Kingkiller work, but I was jonesing for a new series and new narrator.

[@CapturedInWords]

I hope you enjoy them! It took a little while for me to become invested in The Lies of Locke Lamora, but once things pick up it's a fantastic series. I've been meaning to listen to Sufficiently Advanced Magic, I'll have to get to that soon!

[@hadroth]

Your in for a treat! It made me laugh out loud several times.

[@leemager128]

@@CapturedInWords I concur, The Lies of Locke Lamora was a little boring at the beginning and I held my ground to finishing it from your recommendation. Look forward to the rest of the series.

[@ablazin1826]

Definitely a must listen 😉

[@jbfwinning]

It's funny, Michael Page was brought in and recorded the first First Law standalone, Better Served Cold. The fan response was fairly outraged, and a Pacey version soon followed. I agreed with that decision, but could not and will not imagine Gentleman Bastards in any other voice but Page's. The first conversation between Chains and the Thiefmaker is solid gold and it only gets better.

[@giantratt2340]

The Bartimaeus books by Jonathan Stroud. Read by Simon Jones. if you want Captain Jack in a book, it is incredible.

[@sumbody694]

I am absolutely blasting through the stormlight archives. This is literally some of if not the best writing I have ever experienced. There is something about Kaladin that really got to me. I have only felt that from one other book and that was Kvothe from the Name of the Wind.

[@CapturedInWords]

So glad you're enjoying Stormlight!! I had the same experience with Kaladin, he's an incredible character

[@cqstle-]

Amazing video! I am in dire need of more recommendations as I've finished all of yours. My ears thank you. I drive a lot for work and go through audiobooks like gas.

[@twothree3636]

I don’t know if you’ve read The Dark Tower series but the narration on those audiobooks is amazing

[@giants8585]

Peter Kenny’s range is unreal. So glad to see him in your list

[@hadroth]

I have to put George Guidall at the top of my list. His voice just reminds me of grandpa reading a story to you. I grew up listening to books on tape (that's caset tapes not just the company) and he read so many of my favorites at the time

[@thewhiskybowman]

I haven't heard the US version of The Name of the Wind, but I cannot believe it is better than what Rupert Degas did for it. His was a truly incredible performance.

[@meaganyn]

I’ll have to listen to Rupert’s version but I love the Nick Podehl narrations!!

[@animalhouse7375]

I agree, I just love his voice acting skills. I can listen to those books over and over.

[@ryandavies1702]

Definitely agree, nick is one of my favourite narrators but Rupert Degas does such an incredible job, I can't imagine it done any other way.

[@jenjaminbenkins6075]

I love Degas' version, but I do prefer Pohdel's

[@Baldwin_media]

i tried the pohdel version and it turned me off. i ended up buying the signed rupert degas cd versions on the worldbuilder website because i live in the us and that was the easiest way for me to get them. i hope and pray that if book 3 ever comes out i can get a signed version to complete the collection.

[@sensorcelled]

I haven't heard the Nick Poedel version of KKC but Rupert Degas' version is the reason I listen to audiobooks. Absolutely amazing.

[@deusflexmachina22]

I wish I could buy the Rupert Degas version, it's regionally locked (which is ridiculous in our technology era imo) and I don't know how to use a VPN to purchase it

[@punk303]

I didn't even know there was English version of Kingkiller that wasn't Podehl.

[@SuperPuddingcat]

Rupert Degas‘ narration of the series is amazing he makes an already great story absolutely sublime!

[@Evil_Peter]

It may be a case where both are good but you'll gravitate to the one you heard first. I came into it with Nick Podehl and then tried Degas but for me it didn't work as well, for example making young Kvothe feel older than he should to me. But as said, I don't think it's that Degas isn't good, it's just that both likely has some weaknesses compared to the other and those will stand out a bit when comparing. So I guess my point is that one perhaps shouldn't worry if the grass is greener on the other side. As long as you liked what you heard the first time, stick with that.

[@tessmasselink2171]

I love the audio narration done by Nikki Massoud for The Rook & Rose books written by MA Carrick! She really gives indiviudal voices to each and every character as well and it's such an enjoyable experience. Oh and Ray Porter for the Bobiverse is amazing as well, as is Emily Woo Zeller for the Poppy War trilogy. And I agree, Neil Gaiman is definitely a treasure for the genre :D

[@mmerc808]

I listened to the Black Witch series narrated by Julia Whelan. Her voice fits the characters so well I don’t want to imagine them any different. I can’t wait for the last book in the series to come out.

[@MattVickers]

I would add: 1) A Crown for Cold Silver read by Angele Masters. I can't seem to find the middle book as audio though 2) Tim Gerard Reynolds reading all of Riyria 3) Damian Lynch reading The Faithful and the Fallen with all its Celtic beauty

[@Joerg31415]

Fat shoutout to Dungeon Crawler Carl from Matt Dinniman and Jeff Hays from Soundbooth Theater. Bit of Fantasy, Sci Fi and (however unlikely delivering) part Lit RPG. Not my favorite genre, but here everything fits, from a compelling story to great narration :)

[@jamesrocheftw]

This is exactly the video I needed!

[@sydneypreston9876]

Peter Kenny’s reading of The Witcher is the BEST audiobook ever. ❤

[@ryanocerus-qr8eg]

Thanks i will try it.

[@cavan1868]

For real, he voices Geralt perfectly

[@bbahov8840]

Rupert Degas is so good in his narration of The Kingkiller Chronicles that he raised the bar for me so high, now I am struggling to enjoy other narrators... basically what you said about Steven Pacey (who I haven't listened to yet).

[@chavkata]

I know it's an old video... but a couple of series that I really enjoyed and missed in the video are The Powder Mage Trilogy/Gods of Blood and Powder by Brian McClellan, narrated by Christian Rodska and The Bloodsworn Saga by John Gwynne, narrated by Colin Mace. Both series are a treat to listen to. Definitely among my favourite audio books.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I love Julie Whalen! That’s so cool you interviewed her!

[@safinan8008]

Hi 👋 like ur videos! You put a lot effort on ur channel! Happy reading to you! 🎥⚔️🍂🍁

[@kalebtroyer1500]

Hey, great video! I feel the same about Kate and Michael, they’re very endearing but I feel like many of the male characters Kate does are caricatures. Is it okay if I ask what music you use for your videos? I’d like to throw them in my writing playlist

[@mitchellsmith3021]

I usually can’t pay attention with audio books, but I may give one of these a try for my next LOTR re-read! Thank you for putting this together Jay!

[@Yesica1993]

I'm the same way. But I somehow came across Phil Dragash's LOTR (Spotify) and was mesmerized the entire time.

[@acoupleofschoes]

You have to think about it as still reading a book, and it requires your main focus. I can't do anything more attention grabbing than driving, cleaning, or puzzles while listening to an audiobook.

[@Yesica1993]

​@@acoupleofschoes It took me a long time to figure out why I could concentrate just fine on podcasts or other types of nonfiction audio, but as soon as I tried fiction, I had such a hard time. When you're reading a physical book, and especially fiction, you can only do that. (Some people can eat or brush their teeth, but nothing more complicated than that.) If you're on an ereader or reading from your phone and you can prop it up, you might be able to do something like an exercise machine or something else that doesn't require much conscious attention. When you read fiction, you have some level of a movie going on in your head. Some people have this more strongly than others. But we've all felt something of it when reading fiction. That's why it's immersive. You feel like you're there, seeing, hearing, feeling what's going on. That's why we often jump when someone breaks our concentration. You really feel like you've been yanked from one world into the other. But when you're listening to audio, it's much harder (if not impossible) to have that visual / sensory immersion because your hands/body are free to do a million different things. If you're doing something that's automatic and doesn't require much thought (walking a treadmill, folding laundry, doing dishes, etc.) you could still possibly have that fully immersive experience. But I don't think our minds are designed or capable of having that sort of experience when we're trying to do more than one thing at a time. I think it's different with nonfiction because it's just straight information. You don't generally have that "movie" thing going on. (Though some history books can be written in a way that feels very narrative-like. But I think you get what I mean.)

[@Brohan-SS]

Omg two narrators to Name of the wind! Rupert degas is god tier for me as he bridged me to audiobooks, i found finding a narrator to match him very difficult and even listened to books out of my comfortzone just for his ability to convey emotion. Thank you for highlighting these narrators!!

[@Tsuki_Itsubi]

I need to recommend and praise the Wandering Inn. My all time favorite audiobook series, read by the incredibly talented Andrea Parsneau. She brings all the characters and the world itself to life. I can't recommend it enough. The first book alone is over 70 hours of content, and the series only gets better as more characters are introduced and the world expands past the tiny Inn.

[@Rileyw239]

Stephen Briggs also does some of the Discworld audiobooks and he also does an incredible job. The Tiffany Aching series is one of my favorites and his narration is a big part of why.

[@Tennis932000]

For narrators that add value to the books, I have to mention Harry Lloyd (Who plays Viserys in Game of Thrones) does an AMAZING job with the Dunk and Egg novellas or the knight of the seven kingdoms. His delivery and range in tones and his comedic timing made really good tales into amazing engrossing stories where you feel for the characters and underatand them completely. I wish he would narrate the whole ASOIAF series and TWOW whenever that comes.

[@CapturedInWords]

Wow I'm super interested in giving those a listen now! I'll have to use up one of my audible credits for sure!

[@Tennis932000]

@@CapturedInWords Hope you like them👍

[@FarawayPictures]

What a brilliant video! Discworld: Everyone my age grew up with Nigel Planner playing the hippie Neil in The Young Ones . Tony Robinson, Baldrick from Blackadder, also does them. P.s. THHGTTG, the whole 6 series of the radio show can be downloaded free.

[@CapturedInWords]

Wow I didn't know the radio show for THHGTTG cna be downloaded for free, awesome! I've never seen The Young Ones since it likely didn't air in Canada but I'm actually a big fan of sitcoms from the 80s-90s so now I really want to watch it haha!

[@ruschiasson8575]

Travis Baldree’s narration of the cradle series is also excellent. He also gets much better as the series progresses and more characters are introduced.

[@Tom-hx5kh]

Is the series itself good? I am CRAVING more of his works

[@MrNikelborg]

"Still alive!" "You have to be realistic about these things." "You can never have too many knives!"

[@GeoffsGoonies]

Video ideas I’d love to see you cover: Best Companion in a fantasy series Best Character Voices Best Bromances

[@cantankerusgoat5918]

Dick Hill’s narration of The Dragonriders of Pern series is another great one.

[@chintanshah6212]

Wheres Roy Dotrice's narration of A Song of Ice and Fire :(

[@adambojarski7088]

He is awesome! Too bad he passed before the series is completed. Also, I think he earned a Guinness Book of World Record for most individual voices in an audio book.

[@michaeld5268]

Amen Brother. This list is DOA if Roy is not included. Therefore, I will not be listening to anymore podcasts by this reviewer. It's like going to New York and missing the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.

[@Haleileigh]

Loved the Invisible Life of Addie Larue and that narrator became one of my absolute favs! Also loved Jim Dale on Harry Potter (and then as the Narrator on the show Pushing Daisies because of it) Tim Curry on Series of Unfortunate Events, Nick Poedel on King Killer Chronicles and Paul Boehm with the first Farseer trilogy! Tbh I love audiobooks and there haven’t been many I’ve disliked 😅

[@ambeatch]

Ohhh man Aslan in radio theatre version is rough. I definitely grew up listening to those. In the last battle then when the narrator describes Tash sent shivers down my spine as a child.

[@shannonvermeulen9111]

Moira Quirks narration of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is the best audiobook I've ever listned too. She added so much personality into her narrations more so than any narrating voice in my imagination could do. 10/10 recomend.

[@frankiepb]

Kate Reading's narration of The Memories of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan (aka A Natural History of Dragons) is the most delightful experience ever 🤩 Can't recommend it enough if you haven't checked it already

[@potionseller2083]

Couldn't agree more with the first law pick. Fintastic

[@johnv3788]

I love audiobooks, I almost exclusively listen to books now instead of reading manually. I love some of the narrators you mentioned, here are some others I think are amazing: Ray Porter, Simon Vance, R.C. Bray, John Lee, James Patrick Cronin and Luke Daniels.

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks for the awesome, recommendations! I'll definitely need to give some of those narrators a listen!

[@reeceparrish77]

I second RC Bray he is fantastic! I love the expeditionary force, Commune, and mountain man audiobooks. As well as Bray's stuff with Jeremy Robinson. While they may not be everyone's taste they are a great break between fantasy for me and RC Bray pretty much is what makes them great. I dont think id enjoy the actual books even half as much. It really makes me sad Bray's version of The Martian is no longer available it was what really got me hooked on audiobooks and he killed it! Tim Gerald Reynolds is another narrator I really enjoyed. His reading of Red Rising hooked me on that series. if you like Stephen Fry, i also think his reading on Sherlock Holmes was top tier and one of my favorite audiobook(s) its like an old friend haha and a great classic everyone should listen/read atleast once

[@johnv3788]

@@reeceparrish77 Thanks, I'll have to check out RC in Jeremy's books...any one you suggest to start with?

[@reeceparrish77]

@@johnv3788 I really enjoyed infinite!

[@Glokta4]

This is something I look for in every book review, if the audiobook is well done or not. I maintain two different TBR. Audiobook is my preferred form, but I'd rather read a book that has a bad audiobook than miss out on a good book entirely.

[@rawrbeez6625]

I discovered Mistborn through GraphicAudio and I absolutely loved it. Listened to the first two via graphic audio and then read the third because it wasn’t out yet. But it was goooood.

[@cameronflack2254]

You and I have EXTREMELY similar taste in books and audiobook narrators, so I think you may also enjoy Luke Daniel's performance of the Stormweaver Iron Prince by Bryce O'Connor and Luke Chmilenko. If youve already listened to it, I'd like to know your opinion! Edit: also, anything by Stefan Rudnicki, he has a very nice wise old man voice that can put me right to sleep in a very good way. I have Genghis: Birth of an Emipire by Conn Iggulden narrated by him, and I have listened to it so many times that audible should take it away from me, unfortunately they did switch narrators and now i cant find the rest of Stefan's performance. Also, have you listened to Travis Baldree? He doesnt do the best of female voices, which I know can be a sticking point for some people, but the range of tone and inflection Travis brings to the table is just insane. Will Wight has a series out called Cradle, beginning with Unsouled. Travis' performance of that sersies was so popular that Will had him go back and re-narrate one of Will's first series. I am also listening to a litrpg narrated by him, and it is masterfully done, though I am not sure I'm a big fan of the litrpg genre. Anyways!! This has gone on far too long now. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to more

[@davetomley3145]

absolutely agree with your number one. Can also recommend John Lee and the Spellmonger Series by Terry Mancour in addition to the excellent other narrators and series that you highlighted

[@ciaranrobinson4149]

Great idea i love audiobooks and your list has alot of my favourites If i were to add any i would probably include Travis Baldree Konbna-Holdbrook Smith Damian Lynch Aaand Simon Vance Probably alot more but those are who i think knocked their performances out of the park

[@marcjohnson5991]

I would second Kobna and Simon Vance. I don’t think I’ve listened to the others

[@TheButterflyChaos]

One of my faves are Ray Porter. He has done a lot, but noteable examples are Project Hail Mary and The Sum of all Men. Also, any classics narrated by Sir Christopher Lee (Dracula, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Tolkien of course).

[@buccuducks]

I know you mentioned neil gaiman, but you left off the full cast production of american gods. Love that audiobook!

[@moresoysauce5489]

The new versions of Wheel of Time is incredible

[@michok009]

Ahh😫...Can't wait.It's in perfect time

[@partygirlbg]

The Andy Serkis narration is brilliant, definitely would reccomend!

[@captainsirk1173]

The best audio book series I've ever heard was David Tenant reading How to Train Your Dragon. It may be a series written mostly for children, but the performance is worth it.

[@CapturedInWords]

I never knew David Tennant narrated those books! I'll definitely have to give those a listen, I checked out the demo on Audible and I'm loving all the accents he uses

[@alexpresser132]

My favorite is rage of dragons such a soothing voice and set the pace for the whole book

[@vajs6312]

Of course Stephen Fry is the superior narrator. I'd listen to him read a phonebook from the 90s. Also, he was the narrator in the 2005 movie adaptation, so, yeah, there's also that. 😅

[@forthemusic9875]

Thanks for the recommendations. I suddenly panic when I think I have listened to everything, but then I find more woohoo:) Here are a few of my recommendations- Leo Carew , the Wolf , first in a trilogy read by Matt Addis. Anthony Ryan (really great writer), Blood Song first of a series, read by Stephen Brand. Phillip C Quaintrell, Rise of the Ranger. start of a great series also read by Stephen Brand. Mark Lawrence - start of a trilogy 'Prince of Thorns'(quite dark but great) read by James Clamp. John Gwynne , 'Malice' start of a series read by Damian Lynch. Brent Weeks The Black Prism (first of 5 novels) read by Simon Vance. Totally agree with you about Joe Abercrombie and Steven Pacey. The First Law series is brill and I think Logen 9 fingers is my favourite fantasy character of all time

[@Mumrik597]

Steven Pacey and The First Law is, by far my favourite audiobook. It's probably my favourite fantasy series ever. Gentlemen Bastards is a good audiobook as well.

[@Corlwow]

Nigel Planar is perfect for discworld. There are other narrations including indira varma (ellaria sand and many others) and bill nighy and andy serkis narrating, and also tony robinson does abridged versions aswell

[@fabreasy304]

I love audiobooks. I don’t have time to read but I have a lot of time to listen while driving (semi driver) and music doesn’t do it for me anymore. In 3 years I’ve stacked up 140 audiobooks and there’s a handful I’ve listened to numerous times. The Rage of Dragons and Fires of Vengeance I’ve listened to probably 15 times. I absolutely love it.

[@user-fd5nk8eb7b]

Rupert Degas performance/version is mind-blowing, please please try it. The best audiobook performance in my opinion.

[@DrakkanWoW]

I loved Kate Reading and especially Michael Kramer from the very beginning, they are absolutely the best. Also, whoever did the first 3 books of Malazan, before Michael Page, was absolutely stunning as well! EDIT: Steven Pacey was also incredible during the First Law, absolutely agree!

[@celestialdemon1316]

Simon Vance's narration of Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne is just so perfect. It's what made him my favorite narrator.

[@mightyhydro72]

Absolutely love these books.

[@mtverv]

The only one I would add to this is the Mercy Thompson Series and it’s Narrator Lorelei King. She’s pretty fantastic not gonna lie…

[@SuperPuddingcat]

Absolutely, Lorelei King does a phenomenal job, her performance enhances the novels for sure .

[@kentbarnes1955]

It's amazing how much difference a narrator can make to an audiobook or audiobook series. While not specifically a Fantasy series (more alternate history/sci fi). It's a series where an old WWII destroyer gets "taken" to an alternate earth populated with many "non-human" species (talking lemurs, sentient velociraptors, etc). There are 15 books in The Destroyermen series (Taylor Anderson is the author). The original "reader" was a gentleman named William Dufris. He did the first 14 books. Alas he was claimed by cancer just prior to the final book (15) being published. He was replaced by P.J. Ochlan for book 15. P.J. did an "ok" job...but Bill Dufris had created an "audio" setting that had become so familiar (you could tell by "voice" who the character was). This is a series I listen to at least one a year (and also LOTR). I HIGHLY recommend it.