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Hey fellow listeners!

I’m really in need of a calming, easy-to-follow audiobook right now. I’ve got a lot of stress going on in my personal life, and I’m desperately looking for something I can disappear into for a while.

I’d love something that’s engaging enough to actually hold my attention, but not stressful to listen to. No thrillers, suspense, murder, crime, cops, or anything where I’m constantly waiting for something terrible to happen.

Funny and light is ideal. (maybe something older so its more likely available to borrow on libby.

Thanks for any suggestions.

FOLLOW-UP. Thank you all so much for the quick recommendations! I think some of these will really hit the distraction I need.

Many have mixed reviews about cradle series but I enjoyed and binged the whole swries of audiobooks, loved the voices, story progression, those levels of power from Jade to Gold and so on, Azreal character I used to have this feeling that if I don't do something while listening it's too odd to sit and just listen so judt to keep listening I used to find random chores around house so I can increase my listen time.

A win-win for me and family.

I agree ending was a bit weak, I don't mean to give spoilers but thats oksy gor the amount of world building and emotions in it, we can forgive the climax.

Hey guys!
Looking for some advice on whether to stick with Stephen Fry for the Harry Potter audio books or go with the full cast version? What are people’s thoughts? THANK YOU 🪄🧙‍♂️

Hey, so I'm looking for cozy murder mystery book suggestions, or any crime books.

I don't know what to listen

I'm a little ways into Banquet for the Damned by Adam Neville and enjoying it so far, but I had to stop and get this off my chest. There's a (minor, as far as I can tell) character who's supposed to be an old money Boston Brahmin, who's studying abroad in Scotland and understands multiple ancient languages. The text specifically notes that his accent gives him away as old money. But the narrator, Luke R Francis, makes him sound like one of the toughs from Guys & Dolls. Francis is Scottish so I can't fault him too much for not knowing the nuances of different Northeastern US accents, but it's so hilariously incongruous.

Have you ever had a narrator be so off with an accent that it took you out of it?

I’d like to have some ides for spy novels. I’ve read most of John le Carreé but his audiobooks are read either by himself or Simon Vance. Simon Vance an absolutely not my favorite narrator And le Carré is somewhat pedantic in his approach I’ve listened to the Alice Network, The Hunt for Red October and Russia House. Also the Day of the Jackal. Any further suggestions would be appreciated

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Hey all. I consume pretty much all my books via audio. I’m kind of picky about narrators and story etc. I’ve listened to a bunch of fantasy series and find myself getting burnt out on them lately.

I’d like to make the switch to sci-fi or really any other kind of fiction but don’t know where to start. I listened to Red Rising but couldn’t get into the next trilogy with the narration shift. Also, sorry Matt Dinniman fans, I will not be listening to dungeon crawler Carl.

Any suggestions would be fantastic! My favorite narrators are Gerard Doyle, Simon Vance, Jim Dale, Colin Mace, Tim Gerard Reynolds, and Peter Kenney.

Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I’m S.J. Kadile, author of Realm of the Fae (The Veil, Book 1), and my debut novel is now available as an audiobook, narrated by the wonderful Micaela Harper. 🎧

I have a limited number of free Audible promo codes for US and UK listeners, and I’m looking for listeners who might be interested in giving it a chance and leaving an honest review afterward.

Realm of the Fae is a portal fantasy that begins in our modern world before following the FMC into a magical realm filled with fae, mystical beings, ancient artifacts, and places waiting to be discovered.

The story focuses primarily on fantasy, adventure, mystery, and discovering the magical world, with a slow-burn romantic subplot. It’s a straightforward, adventure-driven story without heavy politics, with much of the focus on exploring the realm and uncovering its magic and mysteries.

What to expect:

🧚 Fae & mystical beings

🌎 Modern world → magical realm

⚔️ Adventure, quests & trials

🔮 Magic, mysteries & mystical artifacts

🗺️ Exploring magical places

❤️ Slow-burn romantic subplot / no spice

🫶 Found family

📖 Third-person limited, multi-POV, mostly told through the FMC

This story is very close to my heart. It started as a daydream while I was working as a nurse in a nursing home, imagining an escape into another world. I never expected that little daydream would eventually become my first published novel and now an audiobook. ❤️

If this sounds like the kind of fantasy you enjoy, comment below or send me a message and let me know whether you need a US or UK code. I’ll send them out while I still have codes available.

I hope you enjoy the story, and if you do, I’d be incredibly grateful if you considered leaving an honest review on Audible. Every review means a lot and helps my audiobook reach more listeners.

Thank you so much for giving my story a chance! 🧚‍♀️✨

Realm of the Fae (The Veil, Book 1)

Written by S.J. Kadile

Narrated by Micaela Harper

Been re listening to a lot of my books want to try something new that will actually make me buy more credits for the next book!
What I’ve listened to;

Game of Thrones + others from George
Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings + the rest, simarillion etc
Wheel of time (on now as I type this)
Storm light archive (although can’t seem to get through the latest book)
1 Witcher book

You can probably tell my fav style of book but its fantasy/swords/magic wouldn’t mind some medieval books but I’ve got a limited amount of credits so I do want something that’ll stay in the library and not get refunded.

P.S the reader has got to be decent no monotone readers

I'm looking for the George Guidall narration of Don Quixote. I have seen posts on the internet of people recommending it as recent as 7 months ago, but the audible links go to a 404. It was on amazon, though the only audiobook copy was someone selling a used CD version for some 200+ dollars. I assume audible or the publisher lost the rights to the book, and so it was taken down. The only place I could find it was at libraries across the US, including my local area, but I would like to have a copy I can keep.

I was wondering if anyone here knew somewhere it was still up? Worst case scenario, I could try reaching out to whoever still holds the rights, though I don't know if that would be the publisher Recorded Books (who have since taken it off their website), the narrator George Guidall, or the translator Edith Grossman. I suspect reaching out to the author Miguel de Cervantes will not lead very far.

I have not been using my audiobook app subscription and need to cancel to save money, but I have four unused credits. What are four must listen audiobooks that I should use my credits on? So far I have really enjoyed the Mistborn series, the Kingkiller Chronicle, The Magicians series, Project Hail Mary, The Witcher, and The Stormlight Archive series.

Anyone else dealing with the you bought it but now we are going to recommend it again because your author (changed publishers, changed narrators, changed SOMETHING)??? I have a LOT of audible titles ( not counting audible +) literally thousands. And for a very long while audible has had a so sad too bad policy regarding buying titles I already own!!! I listen to genres that have had some issues regarding publishing so a lot of authors I listen to have had to republish their works. But now I am inundated with titles I already own and audible does not care that they are CONSTANTLY recommending them even when I already own the title. I have asked audible multiple times to PLEASE STOP doing this and their attitude is so sad too bad. I really wish audible would have some sort of accountability regarding this issue🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Hi,
im Alek, a quite regular person that likes listening to, and making audiobooks.
i created about 15 audiobooks, all of them are not linear, but ones with choices (kinda a choose your story ones, in a cool app that allows it), and i am looking for how to improve my story creation and narration.

I KNOW I WILL BE FLAMED FOR THIS (as the reddit rules say), but to be honest i am mostly making ideas (in depth) and letting AI fill in the books, but i have no budget nor time to write full end to end, buy narrators, and i don't like my voice enough to put people threw listening to it. Also obviously less work, which is a cheap and bad excuse, but a real one.

>!if you where interested where my books are, feel free to ask, but that would be self promotion on my end, so i will avoid it in this post. I am mostly looking for tips and tricks on how writers use AI for good audiobooks (any well known skills, or practices?!<

Is there something new coming out this week that you are excited about? Or just think that everyone should know about? Please let us know.

Audiobooks.com has a list of their top releases: http://www.audiobooks.com/browse/booklists/this-weeks-top-releases

Audible.com new releases can be seen here: http://www.audible.com/newreleases

Downpour.com new releases here: https://www.downpour.com/collections/new-releases

Libro.fm new releases here: https://libro.fm/new-releases

Not everyone is aware of when new audiobooks come out, so if you are aware of something then let us all know.

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Hey everyone,

As of late I have been on a fantasy kick with (mostly) graphic audio and have gone through series such as Fourth Wing (Empyrean series), SJM's catalog, Crown of Nyaxia series, shield of Sparrows series, alchemised, and most recently the Zodiac Academy series.

I am itching for a fantasy-esque horror with an excellent narrator (doesn't have to be graphic audio). I'm trying to avoid a monotone narrator that will make me drone off (example: when the moon hatched and in the shadow of the gods. With all due respect they did great but wasn't my cup of tea).

With the fantasy horror or just horror in general I was hoping to get some recommendations for something with werewolves. Preferably the bipedal type and not the Twilight type. If that doesn't exist I'm open to anything scary. I appreciate any recommendations. Please and Thank you!

What are some good audiobooks I can start listening to through my Libby and Hoopla apps? 👀📖

I’m really into fantasy 🐉✨, absolutely LOVE thrillers 🔪🩸, and I’m starting to get more into sci-fi 🚀👽. I’d love some recommendations that will really pull me into the story and keep me wanting to listen to “just one more chapter.” 😂

I’m especially looking for books with great plots, interesting characters, twists, suspense, world-building, or anything that completely hooks you. I’m open to both standalone books and series!

If you’ve listened to something amazing on Libby or Hoopla, drop your recommendations below! 🥰🎧📚 Bonus points if the audiobook narrator is really good!

I need to build myself a HUGE audiobook list. 😂❤️

I love stuff like One Piece, Naruto, and Samurai Jack, but somehow in my 20+ years of existence I’ve almost never actually finished a chapter book lol.
I want to get into audiobooks though, especially something I can listen to while I’m at the office. I feel like having someone else read it to me might finally trick my brain into consuming literature.
I’m pretty open to anything, but I’d love something really engaging with good characters, adventure, worldbuilding, or just a story that makes me want to keep listening.
What audiobooks would you recommend for someone who is basically illiterate but has WiFi?