Audiobooks Like Carry On

Euan Morton narrates Rainbow Rowell's magical-school enemies-to-lovers fantasy with a voice that carries the self-deprecating comedy of Simon Snow's predicament — the Chosen One who's actually terrible at magic is funnier when the narrator is in on the joke, and at 14 hours the romance and the plot mechanics both get the space they need. He narrates two of the ten recommendations, and the list holds to similar highly rated fantasy — all carrying that same warmth and the pleasure of characters who surprise themselves.

10 audiobooks for fans of Carry On

  1. 1
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    The Will of the Many

    Hierarchy • Book 1

    by James Islington

    Narrated by Euan Morton

    4.71 ABR Score (236.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.59 Goodreads (223.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (13.0K)
    28h 14m listening time • Released 2023

    Euan Morton's layered performance transforms this intricate mystery into something you'll want to hear twice—his control of tone and pacing makes every revelation land with devastating precision.

  2. 2
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    The Strength of the Few

    Hierarchy • Book 2

    by James Islington

    Narrated by Euan Morton

    4.44 ABR Score (85.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (80.6K) ★ 4.69 Audible (5.0K)
    31h 10m listening time • Released 2025
  3. 3
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    Carl's Doomsday Scenario

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 2

    by Matt Dinniman

    Narrated by Jeff Hays

    4.78 ABR Score (217.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (187.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (30.0K)
    11h 28m listening time • Released 2021

    Jeff Hays transforms this LitRPG sequel into something genuinely unhinged—his voice work sells the escalating absurdity and real stakes so completely that you'll forget you're listening to a story about a pantless guy surviving a digital hellscape.

  4. 4
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    Skin Game

    The Dresden Files • Book 15

    by Jim Butcher

    Narrated by James Marsters

    4.77 ABR Score (124.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.56 Goodreads (93.2K) ★ 4.88 Audible (31.3K)
    15h 49m listening time • Released 2014
  5. 5
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    Turn Coat

    The Dresden Files • Book 11

    by Jim Butcher

    Narrated by James Marsters

    4.72 ABR Score (139.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (112.9K) ★ 4.88 Audible (26.9K)
    14h 36m listening time • Released 2009
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    Small Favor

    The Dresden Files • Book 10

    by Jim Butcher

    Narrated by James Marsters

    4.70 ABR Score (144.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (118.0K) ★ 4.86 Audible (26.6K)
    13h 49m listening time • Released 2009
  7. 7
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    Dead Beat

    The Dresden Files • Book 7

    by Jim Butcher

    Narrated by James Marsters

    4.70 ABR Score (164.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (135.4K) ★ 4.86 Audible (29.3K)
    15h 7m listening time • Released 2010
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    Proven Guilty

    The Dresden Files • Book 8

    by Jim Butcher

    Narrated by James Marsters

    4.69 ABR Score (158.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (130.0K) ★ 4.86 Audible (28.2K)
    16h 16m listening time • Released 2009
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    [White Night] [By: Butcher, Jim] [May, 2011]

    The Dresden Files • Book 9

    by Jim Butcher

    Narrated by James Marsters

    4.67 ABR Score (154.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (128.1K) ★ 4.85 Audible (26.5K)
    14h 12m listening time • Released 2009
  10. 10
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    Crown of Midnight

    Throne of Glass • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.67 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.78 Audible (23.1K)
    12h 43m listening time • Released 2021

    Elizabeth Evans elevates this dark political fantasy with a performance that captures Celaena's razor-sharp wit and moral complexity, making the emotional betrayals land harder than the page version.

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