Best Robert Jordan Audiobooks
Where to Start with Robert Jordan
- Best entry point → The Eye of the World
- Best standalone → Origins of The Wheel of Time
- Start the Wheel of Time series → Warrior of the Altaii
- Underrated but highly rated → Knife of Dreams
- What fans keep coming back to → The Great Hunt
- Best narrator for Robert Jordan → The Gathering Storm
- Highest rated by listeners → Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time #13)
Best Robert Jordan Audiobooks
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The Gathering Storm
The Wheel of Time • Book 12
by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
★ 4.77 ABR Score (224.4K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (178.7K) ★ 4.9 Audible (45.7K)41h 47m listening time • Released 2013Kramer and Reading's dual narration finally gives the Wheel of Time the vocal landscape it deserves, turning a sprawling epic into something genuinely intimate and propulsive.
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Towers of Midnight
The Wheel of Time • Book 13
by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.77 ABR Score (211.0K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (176.1K) ★ 4.89 Audible (34.9K)38h 21m listening time • Released 2010Kate Reading and Michael Kramer elevate the emotional weight of Jordan's endgame—their dual narration makes the converging POVs feel like separate threads tightening toward catastrophe, and they nail the quieter character breakthroughs that matter most before the final battle.
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The Great Hunt
The Wheel of Time • Book 2
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.61 ABR Score (406.9K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (358.9K) ★ 4.77 Audible (48.0K)26h 34m listening time • Released 2004Kate Reading and Michael Kramer split the narrative duties so seamlessly you forget you're listening to two voices—their chemistry elevates the scope and intimacy of Jordan's world-building in ways a single narrator couldn't touch.
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The Shadow Rising
The Wheel of Time • Book 4
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.61 ABR Score (298.5K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (263.6K) ★ 4.78 Audible (34.9K)41h 13m listening time • Released 2004Kate Reading and Michael Kramer split the massive narrative duties perfectly, making this 41-hour epic feel intimate despite its scope. The Shadow Rising is where the Wheel of Time explodes outward—multiple storylines, higher stakes, and genuine character transformation that justifies the length.
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The Dragon Reborn
The Wheel of Time • Book 3
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.61 ABR Score (365.6K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (326.7K) ★ 4.77 Audible (38.9K)24h 48m listening time • Released 2004Kate Reading and Michael Kramer's dual narration elevates this sprawling fantasy epic—their distinct voices anchor the multiple POVs so effectively you never lose the thread across nearly 25 hours.
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Lord of Chaos
The Wheel of Time • Book 6
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.59 ABR Score (238.8K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (198.2K) ★ 4.8 Audible (40.6K)41h 32m listening time • Released 2005Kate Reading and Michael Kramer's dual narration transforms this sprawling epic into something genuinely immersive—their chemistry grounds the escalating chaos and makes 41 hours feel essential rather than exhausting.
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The Fires of Heaven
The Wheel of Time • Book 5
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.54 ABR Score (243.3K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (213.4K) ★ 4.76 Audible (29.9K)36h 27m listening time • Released 2005Reading and Kramer's dual narration elevates the series' most pivotal turning point, giving every faction and character their own voice as the world fractures around the Dragon Reborn.
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The Eye of the World
The Wheel of Time • Book 1
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.53 ABR Score (667.1K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (598.1K) ★ 4.68 Audible (69.0K)29h 57m listening time • Released 2006Jordan's doorstop epic that launched a 14-book saga — vast, immersive world-building with a classic hero's journey that deepens into something far more complex.
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Knife of Dreams
The Wheel of Time • Book 11
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.51 ABR Score (172.5K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (149.6K) ★ 4.75 Audible (22.9K)32h 19m listening time • Released 2005Kate Reading and Michael Kramer's dual narration transforms this turning point into something genuinely epic—their voices anchor you through 32 hours of intricate plotting as the series finally accelerates toward its endgame.
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A Crown of Swords
The Wheel of Time • Book 7
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.48 ABR Score (224.7K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (187.9K) ★ 4.74 Audible (36.8K)30h 24m listening time • Released 2006Kate Reading and Michael Kramer elevate this sprawling seventh book into something genuinely immersive, their dual narration making the fractured POV structure feel like eavesdropping on a world coming apart at the seams.
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Winter's Heart
The Wheel of Time • Book 9
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.41 ABR Score (184.6K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (156.2K) ★ 4.73 Audible (28.4K)24h 12m listening time • Released 2011Reading and Kramer's dual narration elevates this sprawling ninth book into something genuinely immersive—their distinct voices keep multiple storylines clear across 24 hours without a single moment of fatigue.
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New Spring
The Wheel of Time
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.37 ABR Score (132.5K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (118.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (14.2K)12h 38m listening time • Released 2004Kate Reading and Michael Kramer's dual narration brings the Wheel of Time's origin story to life with genuine chemistry, making this prequel essential listening for fans hungry to understand Lan and Moiraine's legendary bond.
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The Path of Daggers
The Wheel of Time • Book 8
Narrated by Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
★ 4.33 ABR Score (193.8K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (163.5K) ★ 4.65 Audible (30.2K)23h 25m listening time • Released 2008Kramer and Reading's dual narration transforms this sprawling, character-heavy book into something genuinely cinematic—each voice perfectly calibrated to the chaos of multiple POVs colliding at once.
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Crossroads of Twilight
The Wheel of Time • Book 10
Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
★ 4.14 ABR Score (169.3K ratings)★ 3.77 Goodreads (141.4K) ★ 4.51 Audible (27.9K)26h 4m listening time • Released 2003Reading and Kramer elevate this sprawling middle chapter with such distinct vocal performances that you stay locked in despite the slower pacing—their chemistry makes the ensemble cast feel like distinct people, not voices.
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Origins of The Wheel of Time
by Harriet McDougal - contributor, Robert Jordan
Narrated by Harriet McDougal, Kate Reading, Michael Kramer, Michael Livingston
★ 3.93 ABR Score (178 ratings)★ 4.49 Audible (178)9h 35m listening time • Released 2022 - 16
Warrior of the Altaii
Wheel of Time
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 3.87 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)★ 3.61 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.1K)9h 28m listening time • Released 2019Michael Kramer's grounded delivery transforms this unpublished Jordan novel into something unexpectedly intimate—a rare glimpse of the author's voice before The Wheel of Time consumed everything, with stakes that feel genuinely uncertain.
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Unfettered III: New Tales
The Chathrand Voyage #Thasha's cure for cabin fever • Book 3
by Shawn Speakman, Tad Williams, Naomi Novik, Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, David Anthony Durham, Callie Bates, Jason Denzel, Carrie Vaughn, Deborah A. Wolf, Anna Stephens, Patrick Swenson, Ramon Terrell, Peter Orullian, Terry Brooks, Lev Grossman, Seanan McGuire, Delilah S. Dawson, Mark Lawrence, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Todd Lockwood, Cat Rambo, Robert V.S. Redick, Ken Scholes, Scott Sigler, Anna Smith Spark, Marc Turner
Narrated by Khristine Hvam, Natasha Soudek, Mark Bramhall, Michael Page, Vikas Adam, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Andrew Wincott, Luke Daniels, Brian Nishii
★ 3.85 ABR Score (779 ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (571) ★ 4.37 Audible (208)27h 36m listening time • Released 2019