Audiobooks Like The Song of Achilles

10 audiobooks for fans of The Song of Achilles

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   The Nightingale

   by Kristin Hannah

   Narrated by Polly Stone

   ★ 5.00 ABR Score (2.3M ratings)

   ★ 4.65 Goodreads (2.2M) ★ 4.84 Audible (116.4K)

   17h 19m listening time • Released 2015

   Polly Stone's dual narration captures two sisters' raw defiance under Nazi occupation with such emotional precision that you'll forget you're listening rather than living it.

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   Cilka's Journey

   The Tattooist of Auschwitz • Book 2

   by Heather Morris

   Narrated by Louise Brealey

   ★ 4.72 ABR Score (223.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (219.0K) ★ 4.8 Audible (4.3K)

   11h 3m listening time • Released 2019

   Louise Brealey's measured, unflinching narration transforms this haunting true story into something unbearable and necessary—she lets the quiet devastation of survival speak louder than any dramatic flourish ever could.

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   The Frozen River

   by Ariel Lawhon

   Narrated by Jane Oppenheimer, Ariel Lawhon

   ★ 4.71 ABR Score (610.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (594.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (16.2K)

   15h 5m listening time • Released 2023

   The dual narration captures Martha Ballard's fierce intelligence against a corrupt town that underestimates her—a historical mystery that hinges on one woman's refusal to let power bury the truth.

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   Homegoing

   by Yaa Gyasi

   Narrated by Dominic Hoffman

   ★ 4.69 ABR Score (421.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.47 Goodreads (410.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (10.9K)

   13h 11m listening time • Released 2016

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   This Tender Land

   by William Kent Krueger

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.62 ABR Score (236.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (223.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (12.9K)

   14h 19m listening time • Released 2019

   Scott Brick's weathered narration transforms this Depression-era journey into something haunting and deeply human, turning what could be a heavy historical tale into an unforgettable emotional gut-punch.

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   Dead Wake

   by Erik Larson

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.32 ABR Score (177.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.13 Goodreads (163.2K) ★ 4.46 Audible (14.3K)

   13h 4m listening time • Released 2015

   Scott Brick's measured intensity transforms this into a genuine page-turner: Larson weaves together the doomed ship's final voyage with the U-boat hunt closing in, building tension that grips you across 13 hours.

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   The Shadow of the Wind

   Cemetery of Forgotten Books • Book 1

   by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

   Narrated by Daniel Weyman

   ★ 4.31 ABR Score (727.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (727.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (304)

   17h 13m listening time • Released 2011

   A love letter to books and Barcelona — a boy finds a novel by a forgotten author and uncovers a mystery that threatens his own life.

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   Fall of Giants

   The Century Trilogy • Book 1

   by Ken Follett

   Narrated by Dan Stevens

   ★ 4.25 ABR Score (350.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (349.7K) ★ 4.41 Audible (484)

   12h 53m listening time • Released 2010

   Dan Stevens transforms this sprawling WWI epic into something genuinely gripping—his ability to shift between five distinct families and accents keeps you locked in for nearly 13 hours without a dull stretch.

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   In the Heart of the Sea

   by Nathaniel Philbrick

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.24 ABR Score (123.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.17 Goodreads (119.9K) ★ 4.43 Audible (3.6K)

   10h 3m listening time • Released 2005

   Scott Brick's measured, gripping narration transforms this true whale-hunt survival story into pure disaster cinema. It's the kind of audiobook that makes a commute disappear.

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    Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival

    by Peter Stark

    Narrated by Michael Kramer

    ★ 4.22 ABR Score (15.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (13.0K) ★ 4.54 Audible (2.0K)

    10h 54m listening time • Released 2014

    Michael Kramer's narration captures the brutal desperation of this forgotten expedition with such conviction that you forget it's nonfiction. Stark's meticulous storytelling transforms a footnote of American history into a genuine survival saga.

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