Audiobooks Like Circe

Perdita Weeks narrates Circe with a voice that starts quiet and finds its authority over the course of 12 hours — the character's transformation from powerless outcast to something more formidable is tracked in the narration as much as in the prose. Every recommendation has earned high listener ratings, and the list reaches across fantasy to titles that share the same combination of mythological weight and prose that takes its time.

10 audiobooks for fans of Circe

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    The Hobbit

    The Lord of the Rings • Book 1

    by J. R. R. Tolkien

    Narrated by Andy Serkis

    ★ 4.79 ABR Score (4.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (4.5M) ★ 4.92 Audible (28.4K)
    10h 25m listening time • Released 2020

    Andy Serkis transforms this into a masterclass in voice acting, giving each character such distinct presence that you forget you're listening to one narrator. It's the definitive audio experience of Middle-earth's greatest gateway story.

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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.

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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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    The House in the Cerulean Sea

    Cerulean Chronicles • Book 1

    by T.J. Klune

    Narrated by Daniel Henning

    ★ 4.54 ABR Score (1.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.65 Audible (21.6K)
    12h 12m listening time • Released 2020
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    Tress of the Emerald Sea

    Hoid's Travails • Book 1

    by Brandon Sanderson, Howard Lyon

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    ★ 4.50 ABR Score (302.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (297.2K) ★ 4.74 Audible (5.1K)
    12h 27m listening time • Released 2024

    Michael Kramer's warm, conversational narration transforms Sanderson's fairy tale into pure comfort fantasy—the kind of audiobook that makes you want to extend your commute just to hear what happens next.

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    Guards! Guards!

    Discworld • Book 8

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Ben Aaronovitch

    ★ 4.41 ABR Score (239.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (238.6K) ★ 4.76 Audible (713)
    13h 29m listening time • Released 2023
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    The Stone Sky

    The Broken Earth • Book 3

    by N.K. Jemisin, Robin Miles

    Narrated by Robin Miles

    ★ 4.34 ABR Score (170.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (169.6K) ★ 4.66 Audible (765)
    14h 17m listening time • Released 2020
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    Reaper

    Cradle • Book 10

    by Will Wight

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    ★ 4.76 ABR Score (40.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.66 Goodreads (30.0K) ★ 4.91 Audible (10.8K)
    13h 7m listening time • Released 2021

    Travis Baldree's narration elevates this series finale into something genuinely transcendent—his performance captures both the intimate character growth and the apocalyptic stakes with equal precision.

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    Dreadgod

    Cradle • Book 11

    by Will Wight

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    ★ 4.74 ABR Score (37.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.62 Goodreads (27.0K) ★ 4.91 Audible (10.5K)
    12h 28m listening time • Released 2022

    Travis Baldree's delivery hits different when the stakes go apocalyptic—his voice carries the weight of Lindon's impossible odds while keeping you hooked through 12+ hours of magic system escalation and genuine character growth.

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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
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