Audiobooks Like The Drawing of the Three

George Guidall narrates King's Dark Tower sequel with the lived-in storytelling authority that makes 22-hour epic fantasy feel like time well spent — his voices for Roland and the modern-world characters he pulls through the doorways are distinct enough to keep the tonal collision from becoming confusion. Three picks share Guidall's narration, and the rest carry the same dark fantasy register at comparable lengths, with several highly rated titles for listeners drawn to King's genre-bending serialized mythology.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Drawing of the Three

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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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    Skysworn

    Cradle • Book 4

    by Will Wight

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.53 ABR Score (44.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (36.6K) ★ 4.78 Audible (8.0K)
    8h 43m listening time • Released 2019

    Travis Baldree brings the perfect blend of urgency and warmth to this turning point in the Cradle series, where Lindon's forced confinement becomes a crucible for his next leap in power.

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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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    Soulsmith

    Cradle • Book 2

    by Will Wight

    Narrated by Travis Baldree

    4.47 ABR Score (51.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (42.3K) ★ 4.72 Audible (9.2K)
    8h 31m listening time • Released 2019

    Travis Baldree's narration transforms Wight's intricate magic system into pure momentum—each revelation lands harder, each fight hits faster, and you'll burn through this one in days.

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    The Golem and the Jinni

    The Golem and the Jinni • Book 1

    by Helene Wecker

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.24 ABR Score (150.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (131.9K) ★ 4.47 Audible (18.9K)
    19h 42m listening time • Released 2013

    George Guidall's measured, almost incantatory performance transforms this into something closer to fable than fantasy—his voice makes the impossible feel inevitable, and the aching loneliness of two mythical beings in 1899 New York will wreck you.

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    On a Pale Horse

    Incarnations of Immortality • Book 1

    by Piers Anthony

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.08 ABR Score (44.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (41.6K) ★ 4.39 Audible (3.3K)
    12h 49m listening time • Released 2007

    George Guidall's measured, gravitas-laden performance transforms this metaphysical fantasy into something genuinely haunting—he makes Death sound like a job interview with the universe, and you won't want to skip a second.

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    American Gods. TV Tie-In

    American Gods • Book 1

    by Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.05 ABR Score (1.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (994.4K) ★ 4.23 Audible (10.7K)
    20h 51m listening time • Released 2003

    George Guidall's gravelly baritone transforms Gaiman's sprawling mythic road trip into something hypnotic—he doesn't just narrate, he conjures a whole haunted America into existence around you.

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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 Mist and Fury (Part 2 of 2)

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

    by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati

    Narrated by Amanda Forstrom, Dawn Ursula, Nora Achrati, Darius Johnson, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Natalie Van Sistine, Gabriel Michael, Melody Muze, Jon Vertullo, Mike Carnes

    4.69 ABR Score (18.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.77 Goodreads (15.8K) ★ 4.87 Audible (2.9K)
    8h 23m listening time • Released 2022

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