Audiobooks Like Harrow the Ninth

10 audiobooks for fans of Harrow the Ninth

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   Dark Age

   Red Rising • Book 5

   by Pierce Brown

   Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds, John Curless, Moira Quirk, James Langton, Rendah Heywood

   ★ 4.66 ABR Score (159.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.51 Goodreads (140.5K) ★ 4.74 Audible (18.8K)

   33h 58m listening time • Released 2019

   Five narrators keep this sprawling space opera moving at breakneck speed, each voice so distinct you forget you're listening to an ensemble cast. Brown's plotting hits harder than ever when you're locked in for 34 hours of genuine stakes.

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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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   Golden Son

   Red Rising • Book 2

   by Pierce Brown

   Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

   ★ 4.79 ABR Score (560.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.5 Goodreads (505.3K) ★ 4.81 Audible (55.5K)

   19h 3m listening time • Released 2015

   Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this brutal space opera with a voice that captures both Darrow's rage and vulnerability, making the 19-hour listen feel essential rather than exhausting.

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   Tiamat's Wrath

   The Expanse • Book 8

   by James S.A. Corey

   Narrated by Jefferson Mays

   ★ 4.79 ABR Score (105.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (83.1K) ★ 4.88 Audible (21.8K)

   19h 8m listening time • Released 2019

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   Nemesis Games

   The Expanse • Book 5

   by James S.A. Corey

   Narrated by Jefferson Mays

   ★ 4.69 ABR Score (142.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (116.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (25.9K)

   18h 6m listening time • Released 2015

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   Leviathan Wakes

   The Expanse • Book 1

   by James S. A. Corey

   Narrated by Jefferson Mays

   ★ 4.63 ABR Score (358.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (324.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (33.8K)

   20h 56m listening time • Released 2017

   Jefferson Mays makes this sprawling space opera sing—his sharp narration cuts through complex plotting and turns a hard-boiled detective mystery colliding with interplanetary intrigue into genuinely unputdownable listening.

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   Zero Hour

   Expeditionary Force • Book 5

   by Craig Alanson

   Narrated by R.C. Bray

   ★ 4.63 ABR Score (56.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (14.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (41.4K)

   17h 20m listening time • Released 2018

   R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery transforms Alanson's chaos into comedy gold—he nails every shift from absurd banter to genuine stakes, making this sprawling space opera feel intimate despite the galactic scale.

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   Persepolis Rising

   The Expanse • Book 7

   by James S.A. Corey

   Narrated by Jefferson Mays

   ★ 4.63 ABR Score (109.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (88.5K) ★ 4.78 Audible (20.6K)

   20h 34m listening time • Released 2017

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   Armageddon

   Expeditionary Force • Book 8

   by Craig Alanson

   Narrated by R.C. Bray

   ★ 4.62 ABR Score (34.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (10.5K) ★ 4.82 Audible (23.5K)

   17h 51m listening time • Released 2019

   R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery makes Alanson's wisecracks land perfectly—eight books in and this series still nails the balance between laugh-out-loud humor and genuine stakes.

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    Black Ops

    Expeditionary Force • Book 4

    by Craig Alanson

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    ★ 4.61 ABR Score (58.2K ratings)

    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (16.5K) ★ 4.8 Audible (41.7K)

    16h 44m listening time • Released 2017

    R.C. Bray brings such genuine warmth and humor to Alanson's ragtag crew that you're hooked by their banter alone—the sci-fi plot just makes the ride wilder.

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