Audiobooks Like The Rithmatist

10 audiobooks for fans of The Rithmatist

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   Gomorrah

   by Roberto Saviano, Virginia Jewiss

   Narrated by Michael Kramer

   ★ 3.82 ABR Score (23.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.8 Goodreads (23.0K) ★ 4.16 Audible (322)

   11h 20m listening time • Released 2008

   Michael Kramer's measured, unflinching narration transforms this investigation into something that feels like testimony rather than reportage—you hear the weight of what Saviano uncovered about Naples' invisible architecture of power.

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   The Correspondent

   by Virginia Evans

   Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Various

   ★ 4.81 ABR Score (383.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.53 Goodreads (364.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (18.3K)

   8h 36m listening time • Released 2025

   A sprawling ensemble cast brings luminous depth to this meditation on lifelong correspondence—each narrator inhabits their character so fully you'll forget you're listening to a performance, not overhearing actual lives unfolding.

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   Blind Trust

   by John W. Feist

   Narrated by Michael Kramer

   ★ 3.44 ABR Score (6 ratings)

   ★ 4.75 Goodreads (4) ★ 5 Audible (2)

   8h 29m listening time • Released 2021

   Michael Kramer's control over competing geopolitical tensions makes this intricate thriller feel inevitable rather than convoluted. A masterclass in narrating smart, high-stakes fiction where every character's agenda matters.

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   The Hunger Games

   The Hunger Games • Book 1

   by Suzanne Collins

   Narrated by Tatiana Maslany

   ★ 4.89 ABR Score (10.0M ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (10.0M) ★ 4.89 Audible (16.9K)

   10h 35m listening time • Released 2018

   Collins reinvented YA dystopia with a heroine who never stops fighting — propulsive, politically sharp, and impossible to put down.

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   Remarkably Bright Creatures

   by Shelby Van Pelt

   Narrated by Marin Ireland, Michael Urie

   ★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.79 Audible (62.8K)

   11h 16m listening time • Released 2022

   Marin Ireland and Michael Urie elevate this widow-and-octopus story into something genuinely moving, their dual narration making the emotional reckoning feel earned rather than sentimental.

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   Wild Dark Shore

   by Charlotte McConaghy

   Narrated by Cooper Mortlock, Katherine Littrell, Saskia Maarleveld, Steve West

   ★ 4.18 ABR Score (391.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.11 Goodreads (386.5K) ★ 4.29 Audible (4.9K)

   9h 58m listening time • Released 2025

   The four narrators embody this isolated island family so distinctly that you'll hear the psychological unraveling as much as the plot—McConaghy's tension builds through their voices alone.

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   Perfume

   by Patrick Süskind, John E. Woods - translator

   Narrated by Nigel Patterson

   ★ 4.17 ABR Score (563.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.04 Goodreads (561.3K) ★ 4.35 Audible (1.8K)

   9h listening time • Released 2018

   Süskind's baroque literary thriller follows a 18th-century genius with no scent of his own who murders women to capture the perfect perfume — repellent, fascinating, unforgettable.

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   The Mafia at War: Allied Collusion with the Mob. Tim Newark

   by Timothy Newark

   Narrated by Michael Kramer

   ★ 3.53 ABR Score (40 ratings)

   ★ 3.38 Goodreads (13) ★ 3.85 Audible (27)

   11h 14m listening time • Released 2013

   Michael Kramer's noir-tinged narration transforms this obscure WWII history into a genuine page-turner: the Allied-Mafia alliance is too wild to be fiction, and his delivery proves it.

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   To Kill a Mockingbird

   To Kill a Mockingbird • Book 1

   by Harper Lee

   Narrated by Sissy Spacek

   ★ 4.82 ABR Score (7.0M ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (7.0M) ★ 4.8 Audible (49.0K)

   12h 17m listening time • Released 2014

   Sissy Spacek's narration captures Scout's voice with such immediacy and warmth that the injustice of the story hits harder—you're not just reading about the South's moral reckoning, you're living it through a child's dawning understanding.

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    The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

    by Robert Dugoni

    Narrated by Robert Dugoni

    ★ 4.68 ABR Score (253.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (22.7K)

    11h 41m listening time • Released 2018

    Robert Dugoni narrating his own coming-of-age story brings an intimacy that transforms a tale of isolation into something deeply moving. His performance captures both the wounded kid and the reflective adult looking back, making this feel less like memoir and more like a friend finally trusting you with his truth.

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