Audiobooks Like Blood Song

Steven Brand narrates Anthony Ryan's 23-hour debut with a gravity that earns the military fantasy's meditative framing — the novel is structured as an oral testimony, and Brand's storytelling voice leans into that, giving the training sequences and the wars alike a reflective distance that keeps the violence from feeling gratuitous. The listen rewards patience; it earns its scale. The recommendations are drawn from epic fantasy titles running similar lengths, all highly rated, built for listeners who want their military fantasy to carry genuine weight.

10 audiobooks for fans of Blood Song

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    Unfettered II: New Tales

    Gunnie Rose #0.0 - The Gunnie

    by Shawn Speakman, Naomi Novik, Brandon Sanderson, Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Michael J. Sullivan, Janny Wurts, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Mark Lawrence, Seanan McGuire, Peter Orullian, Aidan Moher, Erin Lindsey, John A. Pitts, Anthony Ryan, Scott Sigler, Django Wexler, Rachel Caine, Sarah Beth Durst, David Farland, Terry Brooks

    Narrated by Sarah Coomes, Michael Kramer, Emily Woo Zeller, Nick Podehl, Erin Mallon, Tim Gerard Reynolds

    3.78 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.25 Audible (340)
    20h 17m listening time • Released 2017
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    Annwn Cycle #The Dead's Revenant • Book 1

    by Shawn Speakman, Terry Brooks, Seanan McGuire, Mark Lawrence, Anthony Ryan, Tim Marquitz, Brian Staveley, Michael J. Sullivan, John Marco, Peter Orullian, Kat Richardson, Sam Sykes, Kristen Britain, Mazarkis Williams, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Harry Connolly, Delilah S. Dawson, David Anthony Durham, Jason M. Hough, Mary Robinette Kowal, Joe Abercrombie

    Narrated by Dick Hill, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Nick Podehl, Allyson Johnson, Christian Rodska, Emily Bauer

    3.74 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.13 Audible (246)
    20h 55m listening time • Released 2016

    A star-studded anthology where twenty-three fantasy masters tell exactly the stories they want, each perfectly matched to a narrator who elevates the prose—Dick Hill's gravitas, Tim Gerard Reynolds' intensity—making this feel less like a collection and more like a curated experience.

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    Deep Magic: Volume 2: A Speculative Fiction Collection: Deep Magic

    Deep Magic • Book 2

    by Jeff Wheeler, Kate Rudd, Amir Abdullah, Elizabeth Wiley, Samara Naeymi, Hannah Curtis, Adam Verner, Anthony Ryan, Ken Liu, Charlie N. Holmberg, Jeanna Mason Stay, Wulf Moon

    Narrated by Kate Rudd, Amir Abdullah, Elizabeth Wiley, Samara Naeymi, Hannah Curtis, Adam Verner

    3.67 ABR Score (3 ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Audible (3)
    14h 46m listening time • Released 2025
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    The Butcher's Masquerade

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 5

    by Matt Dinniman

    Narrated by Jeff Hays

    4.88 ABR Score (135.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.69 Goodreads (108.1K) ★ 4.94 Audible (27.2K)
    23h 33m listening time • Released 2022

    Jeff Hays transforms this jungle-survival escalation into pure narrative adrenaline—his distinct voices for Carl, Donut, and the new threats make the chaos feel genuinely dangerous and darkly funny.

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    The Hero of Ages

    The Mistborn Saga • Book 3

    by Brandon Sanderson

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    The Hero of Ages delivers the same epic scope and intricate magic systems that define Blood Song, while Michael Kramer's narration matches Steven Brand's ability to bring gravitas and emotional depth to complex characters navigating impossible choices. Both audiobooks reward sustained listening with richly layered worlds where personal redemption and the cost of power drive the narrative forward.

    4.83 ABR Score (680.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.56 Goodreads (606.0K) ★ 4.85 Audible (74.8K)
    27h 25m listening time • Released 2008

    Michael Kramer's narration elevates this finale into something transcendent—his command of Vin's internal devastation and the apocalyptic scope makes the 27-hour journey feel essential, not exhausting.

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    The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 6

    by Matt Dinniman

    Narrated by Jeff Hays, Patrick Warburton, Travis Baldree, Annie Ellicott

    4.83 ABR Score (110.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.66 Goodreads (91.7K) ★ 4.92 Audible (18.5K)
    26h 46m listening time • Released 2023

    The ensemble narration transforms this sixth book into pure audio theater—Warburton's deadpan delivery against the chaos of a collapsing dungeon level makes it impossible to pause.

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    He Who Fights With Monsters 7

    He Who Fights with Monsters • Book 7

    by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell

    Narrated by Heath Miller

    4.73 ABR Score (42.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (19.5K) ★ 4.9 Audible (23.4K)
    18h 39m listening time • Released 2022
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    Cold Days

    The Dresden Files • Book 14

    by Jim Butcher

    Narrated by James Marsters

    4.73 ABR Score (135.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (107.2K) ★ 4.87 Audible (28.7K)
    18h 47m listening time • Released 2012
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    He Who Fights with Monsters 2

    He Who Fights with Monsters • Book 2

    by Shirtaloon

    Narrated by Heath Miller

    4.73 ABR Score (61.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (28.6K) ★ 4.87 Audible (32.7K)
    22h 1m listening time • Released 2021
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    House of Sky and Breath

    Crescent City • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.72 ABR Score (874.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (845.5K) ★ 4.82 Audible (29.2K)
    27h 42m listening time • Released 2022

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