10 audiobooks for fans of The Evening and the Morning
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Fall of Giants
The Century Trilogy • Book 1
by Ken Follett
Narrated by John Lee
★ 4.52 BLT Score (370.7K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (350.4K) ★ 4.53 Audible (20.3K)More about this pick
Five families' fates entwine with war, revolution, and history. John Lee's thirty-hour narration proves that epic scope and intimate human drama aren't opposites: they're inseparable.
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A Place Called Freedom
by Ken Follett
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.23 BLT Score (59.9K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (47.1K) ★ 4.43 Audible (12.9K)More about this pick
Simon Prebble's performance transforms Follett's sprawling tale of Scottish miners and aristocrats into something visceral—his voice work across class lines and accents makes the divide between Mack and Lizzie feel like destiny colliding with social law.
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A Dangerous Fortune
by Ken Follett
Narrated by Michael Page
★ 4.21 BLT Score (65.9K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (57.6K) ★ 4.38 Audible (8.4K)More about this pick
Michael Page brings devastating clarity to Follett's most interconnected narrative: three decades of financial treachery and family ruin built on one fatal secret.
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The Reformatory
by Tananarive Due
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt
★ 4.68 BLT Score (81.3K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (78.1K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.2K) - 5
The Caine Mutiny
by Herman Wouk
Narrated by Kevin Pariseau
★ 4.44 BLT Score (31.4K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (27.2K) ★ 4.61 Audible (4.2K) - 6
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
World War II Liberation Trilogy • Book 1
by Rick Atkinson
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.44 BLT Score (25.9K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (23.2K) ★ 4.64 Audible (2.7K)More about this pick
George Guidall's measured, authoritative voice transforms Atkinson's Pulitzer-winning narrative into something that feels less like history and more like sitting across from a brilliant military strategist who actually lived through it.
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By Any Other Name
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, Jayne Entwistle, Andrew Fallaize, Joe Jameson, John Lee, Nicholas Guy Smith, Simon Vance, Steve West
★ 4.30 BLT Score (128.0K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (125.0K) ★ 4.53 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
A stellar ensemble cast brings dual narratives to life across centuries, making this meditation on hidden female genius feel urgent and immediate rather than historical.
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The Swan Thieves
by Elizabeth Kostova
Narrated by John Lee, Treat Williams, Sarah Zimmerman, Anne Heche, Erin Cottrell
★ 3.29 BLT Score (36.7K ratings)★ 3.58 Goodreads (35.6K) ★ 3.73 Audible (1.1K) - 10
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
The Pacific War Trilogy • Book 1
by Ian W. Toll
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.75 BLT Score (14.5K ratings)★ 4.61 Goodreads (10.4K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.2K)More about this pick
Grover Gardner's measured, authoritative narration transforms Toll's meticulous battle accounts into a gripping you-are-there experience—22 hours that feel essential, not exhausting.
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