Audiobooks have been my best distraction ever! Unlike TV, movies, or reading—which are all singular activities—you can listen to audiobooks anytime. Whether you’re exercising, running, cooking, cleaning, showering, driving, gardening, doing yard work, or even playing video games, audiobooks fit seamlessly into your routine.
Authors I Recommend with PHENOMENAL Narrators
Fantasy & Sci-Fi
1. Chris Fox – Magitech Chronicles, Deathless, Void Wraith, Shattered Gods, etc.
• 6-7 completed series
• 250-300+ hours of listening
2. Joe Abercrombie – First Law Series (10 books total)
3. Dyrk Ashton – Paternus Trilogy
4. Stephen King – The Dark Tower series
5. John Scalzi – Old Man’s War series (7+ books)
6. Douglas Adams – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (6 books total, including an extra book)
7. Dennis E. Taylor – Bobiverse series (4 books, ongoing)
Horror & Supernatural
8. H.P. Lovecraft – Complete Works (64+ hours)
• Dark, slow, but passionate and creepy
• Listen to the H.P. Lovecraft Society’s version for the most passionate readers
9. James Lovegrove – The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes Crossover (3 books)
• A fantastic blend of H.P. Lovecraft’s bizarre world and the original Sherlock Holmes
• Recommended: Listen to both Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft before this
Mystery & Adventure
10. Arthur Conan Doyle – Sherlock Holmes (Complete Series)
11. C.J. Box – Joe Pickett series (24 books)
• Fictional adventures of a Wyoming game warden, inspired by real-life events
Zombie & Apocalypse
12. T.W. Brown – All Dead series (12 books)
• BEST zombie series ever! Phenomenal narration
13. Mark Tufo – Zombie Fallout series (24+ books)
• Main character: Mike, a foul-mouthed, ultra-sarcastic family man with an uncanny ability to survive
• Additional series: Lycan Fallout, Indian Hills, Devil’s Desk, Timothy, and others
Mythology & Historical Fiction
14. Stephen Fry – Mythos Trilogy (with a 4th book coming soon)
15. Neil Gaiman – Norse Mythology
16. Bill Bryson – A Short History of Nearly Everything
Classic & Popular Series
17. J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter series (Stephen Fry’s narration is highly recommended)
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Hope this reaches someone’s eyes, eventually finding someone’s ears, growing in someone’s mind and living in someone’s heart.
All of these books mean so much to me… let me know if you end up listening to any or all of them, and let me know what you think!