Audiobooks Like Piranesi

Chiwetel Ejiofor reads the journal entries in Piranesi with a hushed reverence that suits a narrator who finds beauty in a world no one else can see — the seven-hour runtime is shaped around revelation, and Ejiofor modulates his voice so carefully that you feel the protagonist's dawning understanding rather than just being told about it. Two of the picks are also by Susanna Clarke, and the rest share that same quality of slow, philosophical mystery where the atmosphere is the point and the answers arrive at exactly the right pace.

10 audiobooks for fans of Piranesi

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    The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories

    Strange & Norrell #1.5

    by Susanna Clarke

    Narrated by Davina Porter, Simon Prebble

    3.81 ABR Score (24.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (23.9K) ★ 4.23 Audible (786)
    7h 2m listening time • Released 2006

    Porter and Prebble's dual narration captures Clarke's Gothic fairy tales with perfect atmospheric control—each voice deepens the sinister enchantment woven through these darkly luminous stories.

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    Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell with Author Susanna Clarke

    Strange & Norrell • Book 1

    by Susanna Clarke

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    3.97 ABR Score (268.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (257.0K) ★ 4.29 Audible (11.4K)
    32h 29m listening time • Released 2005

    Simon Prebble's narration transforms this 830-page epic into pure immersion—his crisp precision for footnotes and gift for distinct voices make Clarke's intricate Regency fantasy feel like the most engrossing conversation you'll ever overhear.

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    Dawnshard

    The Stormlight Archive #3.5 • Book 3

    by Brandon Sanderson

    Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer

    4.61 ABR Score (148.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (136.9K) ★ 4.84 Audible (11.9K)
    7h 5m listening time • Released 2022

    Kate Reading and Michael Kramer elevate this novella into something that feels essential, perfectly capturing the intimacy between Rysn and her mysterious companion while building genuine tension around the island's dark secrets.

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    A Hat Full of Sky

    Discworld • Book 32

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    4.53 ABR Score (84.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (80.7K) ★ 4.83 Audible (3.6K)
    7h 47m listening time • Released 2004
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    The Wee Free Men

    Discworld • Book 30

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs

    4.52 ABR Score (126.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (121.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (5.0K)
    7h 9m listening time • Released 2004
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Harry Potter • Book 1

    by J.K. Rowling

    Narrated by Jim Dale

    4.96 ABR Score (11.7M ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (11.5M) ★ 4.91 Audible (203.3K)
    8h 18m listening time • Released 2015

    The book that got a generation reading, and Jim Dale's narration is so perfectly cast it's hard to imagine the story any other way.

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    A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 1 of 3)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 1 • Book 3

    by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati, Henry W. Kramer, Natalie Van Sistine, Megan Dominy, Gabriel Michael, Jon Vertullo, Shawn K. Jain, Stephanie Németh-Parker

    Narrated by Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Natalie Van Sistine, Megan Dominy, Gabriel Michael, Melody Muze, Jon Vertullo, Shawn Jain, Stephanie Németh-Parker

    4.57 ABR Score (15.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.69 Goodreads (13.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (2.2K)
    6h 11m listening time • Released 2022
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    A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 2 of 2)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #1, Part 2 • Book 1

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Karen Novack, Scott McCormick, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Natalie Van Sistine, Debi Tinsley, Gabriel Michael, Melody Muze, Ann Flandermeyer, Karenna Foley

    4.46 ABR Score (16.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.56 Goodreads (13.3K) ★ 4.69 Audible (3.1K)
    5h 51m listening time • Released 2022

    The full-cast dramatization transforms this into pure cinematic fantasy, with Bradley Foster Smith's Tamlin anchoring a stacked ensemble that makes the fae world feel lived-in and dangerous.

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    Mort

    Discworld • Book 4

    by Terry Pratchett

    Narrated by Sian Clifford, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

    4.43 ABR Score (276.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (274.6K) ★ 4.78 Audible (1.4K)
    7h 57m listening time • Released 2022
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    The Graveyard Book

    by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean

    Narrated by Neil Gaiman

    4.42 ABR Score (585.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (567.6K) ★ 4.64 Audible (18.0K)
    7h 43m listening time • Released 2008

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