Best Ken Liu Audiobooks
Where to Start with Ken Liu
- Best entry point → The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
- Best standalone → The Book of Witches
- Start the Remembrance of Earth's Past series → The Three-Body Problem
- What fans keep coming back to → Death's End
- Best narrator for Ken Liu → The Grace of Kings
- Highest rated by listeners → Speaking Bones (The Dandelion Dynasty #4)
Best Ken Liu Audiobooks
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Death's End
Remembrance of Earth's Past • Book 3
by Liu Cixin, Ken Liu
Narrated by P. J. Ochlan
★ 4.53 ABR Score (190.1K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (176.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (14.0K)28h 51m listening time • Released 2016 - 2
The Three-Body Problem
Remembrance of Earth's Past • Book 1
by Liu Cixin, Ken Liu
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.26 ABR Score (536.6K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (505.3K) ★ 4.39 Audible (31.3K)13h 26m listening time • Released 2014 - 3
Speaking Bones
The Dandelion Dynasty • Book 4
by Ken Liu
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.25 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (4.2K) ★ 4.69 Audible (263)41h 5m listening time • Released 2022Michael Kramer's narration transforms Liu's sprawling epic into something genuinely immersive—his vocal control across dozens of characters and cultures makes a 41-hour journey feel essential rather than exhausting.
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The Wall of Storms
The Dandelion Dynasty • Book 2
by Ken Liu
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.22 ABR Score (10.8K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (10.1K) ★ 4.59 Audible (662)28h 57m listening time • Released 2016Michael Kramer's narration elevates this sprawling sequel into pure immersion—his command of Liu's intricate world and cast transforms 29 hours into something you won't want to pause.
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Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 1
by Elizabeth Schaefer, Ben Acker, Jonathan Davis, Tom Angleberger, Janina Gavankar, Ben Blacker, Jon Hamm, Jeffrey Brown, Jason Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Christie Golden, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Pierce Brown, Ashley Eckstein, Carol Monda, Mur Lafferty, Marc Thompson, Ken Liu, Griffin McElroy, John Jackson Miller, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Nnedi Okorafor, Daniel José Older, Ian Doescher, Daniel M. Lavery, Madeleine Roux, Gary D. Schmidt, Matt Fraction, Cavan Scott, Sabaa Tahir, Kieron Gillen, Glen Weldon, Chuck Wendig, Gary Whitta, Meg Cabot, Pablo Hidalgo, Adam Christopher, Rae Carson, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Paul Dini, Alexander Freed, Claudia Gray, Paul S. Kemp, Elizabeth Wein, Beth Revis, Greg Rucka, Charles Soule, Wil Wheaton, Renée Ahdieh
Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Ashley Eckstein, Janina Gavankar, Jon Hamm, Neil Patrick Harris, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Daniel José Older, Marc Thompson
★ 4.07 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (15.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.2K)15h 3m listening time • Released 2017 - 6
The Veiled Throne
The Dandelion Dynasty • Book 3
by Ken Liu
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.03 ABR Score (5.3K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (5.1K) ★ 4.52 Audible (265)38h 37m listening time • Released 2021Michael Kramer's narration transforms this sprawling, philosophically dense epic into something genuinely gripping—his ability to shift between competing ideologies and intimate character moments makes the 38-hour journey feel essential rather than exhausting.
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The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
by Ken Liu
Narrated by Ramón de Ocampo, Cindy Kay, Michael Kramer, Emily Woo Zeller, Nancy Wu
★ 3.86 ABR Score (8.7K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (8.2K) ★ 4.26 Audible (514)14h 51m listening time • Released 2020Liu's stories punch harder with a full ensemble cast bringing distinct voices to each tale, from near-future dystopias to intimate family dramas that hit you when you're not expecting it.
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The Grace of Kings
The Dandelion Dynasty • Book 1
by Ken Liu
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 3.73 ABR Score (31.7K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (29.8K) ★ 4.15 Audible (1.9K)21h 37m listening time • Released 2015Michael Kramer's performance transforms this Asian-inspired epic into something genuinely immersive—his range across dozens of characters makes the political intrigue feel like you're in the room as alliances fracture and ambition consumes former brothers.
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Deep Magic: Volume 2: A Speculative Fiction Collection: Deep Magic
Deep Magic • Book 2
by Jeff Wheeler, Kate Rudd, Amir Abdullah, Elizabeth Wiley, Samara Naeymi, Hannah Curtis, Adam Verner, Anthony Ryan, Ken Liu, Charlie N. Holmberg, Jeanna Mason Stay, Wulf Moon
Narrated by Kate Rudd, Amir Abdullah, Elizabeth Wiley, Samara Naeymi, Hannah Curtis, Adam Verner
★ 3.67 ABR Score (3 ratings)★ 4.33 Audible (3)14h 46m listening time • Released 2025 - 10
The Book of Swords
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz #7 - A Long, Cold Trail
by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, Matthew Hughes, Kate Elliott, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, C.J. Cherryh, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Scott Lynch, Rich Larson, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Cecelia Holland, George R.R. Martin
Narrated by John Lee, Katharine Lee McEwan, Kim Mai Guest, Elliot Hill, Richard Brewer, Nicholas Guy Smith, Kirby Heyborne, Julia Whelan, Mark Deakins, Steve West, Ralph Lister
★ 3.66 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.16 Audible (419)22h 13m listening time • Released 2017 - 11
The Book of Witches
by Jonathan Strahan, Linda D. Addison, P. Djèlí Clark, Kathleen Jennings, Tade Thompson, Ken Liu, Darcie Little Badger, Andrea Hairston, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Khaw, Tobi Ogundiran, Kelly Robson, C.L. Clark, Millie Ho, Indrapramit Das, Saad Z. Hossain, Garth Nix, Premee Mohamed, Maureen F. McHugh, Andrea Stewart, Tochi Onyebuchi, Sheree Renée Thomas, Angela Slatter, Fonda Lee, Usman T. Malik, E. Lily Yu, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Emily Y. Teng, Amal El-Mohtar, Alyssa Winans
Narrated by Vikas Adam, Anniwaa Buachie, Rainy Fields, Eva Kaminsky, Johnathan McClain, Vyvy Nguyen, Deryn Oliver, Logan Rozos, Bahni Turpin
★ 3.63 ABR Score (692 ratings)★ 3.46 Goodreads (690) ★ 3 Audible (2)18h 26m listening time • Released 2023A powerhouse ensemble of narrators elevates 30 globally diverse witch stories into something genuinely spellbinding—each voice perfectly matched to its tale, making this anthology feel like a curated night of storytelling rather than a checklist.
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The Legends of Luke Skywalker (Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: the Last Jedi)
Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
by Ken Liu
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 3.35 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)★ 3.43 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 3.8 Audible (1.6K)6h 42m listening time • Released 2017January LaVoy's performance transforms these nested tall tales into pure narrative magic—each voice distinct, each story a puzzle box that makes you question what's real about Luke Skywalker.