Audiobooks Like A Breath of Snow and Ashes

10 audiobooks for fans of A Breath of Snow and Ashes

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   The Scottish Prisoner

   Lord John Grey • Book 3

   by Diana Gabaldon

   Narrated by Jeff Woodman, Rick Holmes

   ★ 4.39 ABR Score (41.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.24 Goodreads (35.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.2K)

   15h 47m listening time • Released 2011

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   The Count of Monte Cristo

   The Seaside Library • Book 1

   by Alexandre Dumas

   Narrated by Bill Homewood

   ★ 4.82 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.81 Audible (20.5K)

   52h 41m listening time • Released 2011

   Dumas's revenge epic is one of literature's great page-turners — a man wrongly imprisoned who emerges years later with a fortune and a plan for perfect vengeance.

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   The Apothecary's Daughter

   by Julie Klassen

   Narrated by Davina Porter

   ★ 3.97 ABR Score (28.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.82 Goodreads (27.3K) ★ 4.42 Audible (939)

   13h 43m listening time • Released 2009

   Davina Porter's voice transforms this historical mystery into something intimate and obsessive—you'll feel Lilly's eidetic memory as a burden, not a gift, as she unravels her mother's disappearance against the glittering backdrop of Regency London.

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   Innocent Traitor

   by Alison Weir

   Narrated by Stina Nielsen, Davina Porter, Bianca Amato

   ★ 3.97 ABR Score (38.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.98 Goodreads (35.1K) ★ 4.28 Audible (2.9K)

   18h 11m listening time • Released 2007

   Multiple narrators bring distinct voices to Jane Grey's tragedy, making her inner life feel immediate and lived-in across 18 hours of meticulously researched Tudor intrigue that reads like a thriller.

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   The Miniaturist

   The Miniaturist • Book 1

   by Jessie Burton, Unknown Author

   Narrated by Davina Porter

   ★ 3.63 ABR Score (155.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.62 Goodreads (153.6K) ★ 4.07 Audible (1.7K)

   13h 17m listening time • Released 2014

   Davina Porter's narration transforms this atmospheric Dutch Golden Age mystery into pure immersion—her voice captures the claustrophobia and intrigue so completely you'll forget you're listening rather than watching.

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   The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox

   The Civil War • Book 3

   by Shelby Foote

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.70 ABR Score (9.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.55 Goodreads (7.5K) ★ 4.88 Audible (1.7K)

   58h 23m listening time • Released 2017

   Grover Gardner's measured, authoritative narration transforms Foote's sprawling final volume into something genuinely immersive—58 hours that feel essential rather than exhausting as the Civil War's tragic conclusion unfolds.

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   The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian

   The Civil War • Book 2

   by Shelby Foote

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (9.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.53 Goodreads (7.7K) ★ 4.86 Audible (1.8K)

   52h 45m listening time • Released 2016

   Grover Gardner's measured, gravitas-laden performance transforms Foote's sprawling narrative into something you can't stop listening to—52 hours that feel necessary, not exhausting.

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   War and Peace

   by Leo Tolstoy

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.34 ABR Score (369.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.17 Goodreads (369.1K) ★ 4.62 Audible (594)

   55h 30m listening time • Released 2020

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   Why Kill the Innocent

   Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 13

   by C.S. Harris

   Narrated by Davina Porter

   ★ 4.27 ABR Score (6.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.19 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.65 Audible (788)

   10h 20m listening time • Released 2018

   Davina Porter's narration elevates this Regency murder mystery into something genuinely gripping—her ability to distinguish characters and build tension across 10 hours makes the Byzantine court intrigue feel immediate and dangerously real.

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    Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue

    Poor Relation • Book 5

    by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    ★ 4.11 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)

    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.61 Audible (1.2K)

    4h 50m listening time • Released 2012

    Davina Porter's crisp, witty narration transforms this Regency romp into pure comedic gold—the perfect escape when you want clever banter and delicious chaos without breaking a sweat.

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