Audiobooks Like The City We Became

Robin Miles brings something specific and assured to The City We Became — the way she shifts registers across the five protagonists anchors what could easily become abstract, and her 16-hour performance carries both the horror and the exhilaration of a city discovering it's alive. She voices the core Jemisin titles in the recommendations as well, with several more from the author rounding out a list that shares this book's investment in character voice and its particular strain of urban dread.

10 audiobooks for fans of The City We Became

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    The Stone Sky

    The Broken Earth • Book 3

    by N.K. Jemisin, Robin Miles

    Narrated by Robin Miles

    4.34 ABR Score (170.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (169.6K) ★ 4.66 Audible (765)
    14h 17m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Obelisk Gate

    The Broken Earth • Book 2

    by N.K. Jemisin

    Narrated by Robin Miles

    4.34 ABR Score (200.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (199.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (630)
    13h 19m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Fifth Season

    The Broken Earth • Book 1

    by N.K. Jemisin

    Narrated by Robin Miles

    4.29 ABR Score (367.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (339.9K) ★ 4.41 Audible (27.2K)
    15h 27m listening time • Released 2015
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    The Broken Kingdoms

    Inheritance Trilogy • Book 2

    by N.K. Jemisin

    Narrated by Casaundra Freeman

    4.32 ABR Score (41.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (39.6K) ★ 4.73 Audible (1.7K)
    11h 25m listening time • Released 2018
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    The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

    Inheritance Trilogy • Book 1

    by N.K. Jemisin

    Narrated by Casaundra Freeman

    4.04 ABR Score (85.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (82.4K) ★ 4.45 Audible (3.0K)
    11h 47m listening time • Released 2018
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    The Killing Moon

    Dreamblood • Book 1

    by N.K. Jemisin

    Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman

    3.91 ABR Score (25.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (23.6K) ★ 4.31 Audible (1.6K)
    12h 38m listening time • Released 2012
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    The Gate of the Feral Gods

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 4

    by Matt Dinniman

    Narrated by Jeff Hays

    4.79 ABR Score (150.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (125.6K) ★ 4.91 Audible (24.5K)
    18h 3m listening time • Released 2021

    Jeff Hays transforms this fourth installment into pure comedic gold—his voice work for Carl's deadpan chaos and the ensemble cast is so sharp it lands every joke before the punchline hits.

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    Skin Game

    The Dresden Files • Book 15

    by Jim Butcher

    Narrated by James Marsters

    4.77 ABR Score (124.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.56 Goodreads (93.2K) ★ 4.88 Audible (31.3K)
    15h 49m listening time • Released 2014
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    Wintersteel

    Cradle • Book 8

    by Will Wight

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.77 ABR Score (44.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.68 Goodreads (33.0K) ★ 4.9 Audible (11.3K)
    14h 39m listening time • Released 2020

    Travis Baldree's performance elevates this tournament arc into something genuinely gripping—his character work makes the faction politics matter as much as the magic. The pacing snaps, the stakes land hard, and by the climax you're fully invested in who walks away alive.

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    Reaper

    Cradle • Book 10

    by Will Wight

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.76 ABR Score (40.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.66 Goodreads (30.0K) ★ 4.91 Audible (10.8K)
    13h 7m listening time • Released 2021

    Travis Baldree's narration elevates this series finale into something genuinely transcendent—his performance captures both the intimate character growth and the apocalyptic stakes with equal precision.

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