Audiobooks Like Kingdom of the Wicked

If you loved Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Marisa Calin's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of Kingdom of the Wicked

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    Carl's Doomsday Scenario cover

    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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    Small Favor cover

    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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    [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
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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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    Blackflame

    Cradle • Book 3

    by Will Wight

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.61 ABR Score (47.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (39.0K) ★ 4.81 Audible (8.6K)
    11h 10m listening time • Released 2019

    Travis Baldree's narration elevates this already compelling progression fantasy—his vocal range brings the magic system and high-stakes training montages to vivid life, making the third Cradle book impossible to put down.

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    Going Postal cover

    Going Postal

    Discworld • Book 33

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    4.59 ABR Score (142.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (136.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.0K)
    11h 23m listening time • Released 2005
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    Thud!

    Discworld • Book 34

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    4.56 ABR Score (84.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (79.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (4.5K)
    10h 31m listening time • Released 2005
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    Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow

    Nevermoor • Book 2

    by Jessica Townsend

    Narrated by Gemma Whelan

    4.55 ABR Score (44.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (42.6K) ★ 4.85 Audible (1.8K)
    11h 50m listening time • Released 2018
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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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    The Crown Tower

    The Riyria Chronicles • Book 1

    by Michael J. Sullivan

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

    4.53 ABR Score (61.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (43.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (18.4K)
    12h 49m listening time • Released 2013

    Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms two mismatched rogues into characters you'll root for despite yourself—his voice work makes their banter crackle and their impossible heist genuinely nail-biting.

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