10 audiobooks for fans of Parable of the Sower
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Kindred
Narrated by Kim Staunton
★ 4.49 ABR Score (294.1K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (278.5K) ★ 4.62 Audible (15.6K)10h 55m listening time • Released 2007 - 2
Bloodchild and Other Stories
Narrated by Malik Rashad, Allyson Johnson, Bahni Turpin
★ 4.11 ABR Score (27.7K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (27.6K) ★ 4.55 Audible (76)6h 15m listening time • Released 2023Three narrators bring Butler's prescient stories to vivid life, each voice sharpening how these speculative parables cut into our present moment. Her unflinching imagination about power, bodily autonomy, and survival hits harder when spoken aloud.
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Adulthood Rites
Xenogenesis • Book 2
Narrated by J.D Jackson
★ 4.10 ABR Score (29.5K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (29.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (106)10h 13m listening time • Released 2023 - 4
Dawn
Xenogenesis • Book 1
Narrated by Julienne Irons
★ 4.06 ABR Score (65.2K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (64.8K) ★ 4.37 Audible (427)8h 26m listening time • Released 2023 - 5
Imago
Xenogenesis • Book 3
Narrated by Ron Butler
★ 4.14 ABR Score (25.4K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (25.2K) ★ 4.67 Audible (176)7h 50m listening time • Released 2023 - 6
This Inevitable Ruin
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7
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 2025Jeff 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 2023Tim 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 2016Tim 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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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 1
Narrated by Jeff Hays
★ 4.80 ABR Score (335.5K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (284.3K) ★ 4.86 Audible (51.2K)13h 31m listening time • Released 2021Jeff Hays turns this LitRPG into pure comedy gold—his character work transforms what could be a grim survival story into something genuinely hilarious that you'll want to binge in days.
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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 2015Tim 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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