Audiobooks Like Doomsday Book

Jenny Sterlin narrates Doomsday Book across 26 hours with a dual quality — anxious and methodical — that reflects the parallel timelines of a stranded time-traveler and a present-day crisis management team. Her voice is technically precise without being cold, which suits Connie Willis's structural demand that both threads feel equally urgent even as one is set in medieval plague and the other in near-future quarantine. Two of these recommendations come from Willis's own catalog, and most of the list matches the runtime and the highly-rated quality.

10 audiobooks for fans of Doomsday Book

  1. 1
    All Clear cover

    All Clear

    All Clear • Book 2

    by Connie Willis

    Narrated by Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis (introduction)

    ★ 4.03 ABR Score (25.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (22.1K) ★ 4.3 Audible (3.5K)
    23h 41m listening time • Released 2010
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    Blackout

    All Clear • Book 1

    by Connie Willis

    Narrated by Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis

    ★ 3.71 ABR Score (31.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (27.6K) ★ 3.98 Audible (4.1K)
    18h 44m listening time • Released 2010
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    This Inevitable Ruin

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7

    by Matt Dinniman

    Narrated by Jeff Hays, Travis Baldree

    ★ 4.87 ABR Score (96.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.68 Goodreads (74.1K) ★ 4.93 Audible (22.1K)
    28h 40m listening time • Released 2025

    Jeff Hays and Travis Baldree elevate this escalating war arc into pure theatrical spectacle—28 hours of faction battles, shifting alliances, and genuine stakes that hit harder because the narration sells every betrayal and impossible choice.

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    Light Bringer

    Red Rising • Book 6

    by Pierce Brown

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

    ★ 4.86 ABR Score (121.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.77 Goodreads (110.6K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.8K)
    30h 8m listening time • Released 2023

    Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms 30 hours of space opera into something intimate and devastating—his voice makes you feel Darrow's impossible weight between savior and father as much as the epic battles around him.

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    Morning Star

    Red Rising • Book 3

    by Pierce Brown

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

    ★ 4.81 ABR Score (468.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (414.3K) ★ 4.82 Audible (54.2K)
    21h 50m listening time • Released 2016

    Tim Gerard Reynolds delivers a career-best performance across 22 hours of revolutionary fervor—his voice work transforms the final Red Rising installment into an unforgettable emotional and political reckoning that justifies the entire trilogy's brutal setup.

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    Fallout

    Expeditionary Force • Book 13

    by Craig Alanson

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    ★ 4.69 ABR Score (26.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Goodreads (7.2K) ★ 4.89 Audible (18.8K)
    22h 29m listening time • Released 2021

    R.C. Bray's comedic timing and character work elevate this space opera into something genuinely funny—he makes you laugh out loud at the banter between Joe and Skippy while keeping the stakes high.

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    Defiance of the Fall 2

    Defiance of the Fall • Book 2

    by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Narrated by Pavi Proczko

    ★ 4.64 ABR Score (21.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Goodreads (12.1K) ★ 4.84 Audible (9.6K)
    24h 30m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Dark Forest

    Remembrance of Earth's Past • Book 2

    by Liu Cixin, Joel Martinsen

    Narrated by P. J. Ochlan

    ★ 4.56 ABR Score (243.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (224.9K) ★ 4.65 Audible (18.1K)
    22h 36m listening time • Released 2015
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    Death's End

    Remembrance of Earth's Past • Book 3

    by Liu Cixin, Ken Liu

    Narrated by P. J. Ochlan

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (190.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (176.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (14.0K)
    28h 51m listening time • Released 2016
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  10. 10
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    Howling Dark

    Sun Eater • Book 2

    by Christopher Ruocchio

    Narrated by Samuel Roukin

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (31.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (29.1K) ★ 4.67 Audible (2.8K)
    28h 3m listening time • Released 2019
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