Best Fantasy Audiobook Series

The best fantasy audiobook series ranked by average listener rating — consistent quality across every book, from tight trilogies to sprawling epics.

Not all fantasy series are created equal. This list ranks the best fantasy audiobook series by average listener rating across all books in the series — rewarding consistency over length. A series that maintains quality across every installment ranks higher than one with a brilliant opener and diminishing returns.

Every series here has at least 3 books in our catalog. The ranking surfaces the series that fantasy audiobook listeners rate most highly from start to finish, whether that's a tight trilogy or an ongoing epic.

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    The Mistborn Saga series cover

    The Mistborn Saga

    by Brandon Sanderson

    99h 46m total 4 books 4.75 avg
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    The Stormlight Archive series cover

    The Stormlight Archive

    by Brandon Sanderson

    223h 34m total 4 books 4.75 avg
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    Middle-earth series cover

    Middle-earth

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    83h 2m total 4 books 4.73 avg
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    The Cosmere series cover

    The Cosmere

    by Brandon Sanderson

    92h 57m total 3 books 4.69 avg
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    A Song of Ice and Fire series cover

    A Song of Ice and Fire

    by George R.R. Martin

    201h 18m total 5 books 4.68 avg
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    The Lord of the Rings series cover

    The Lord of the Rings

    by J. R. R. Tolkien

    47h 52m total 3 books 4.67 avg
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    Crescent City series cover

    Crescent City

    by Sarah J. Maas

    85h 14m total 3 books 4.66 avg
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    The Empyrean series cover

    The Empyrean

    by Rebecca Yarros

    74h 10m total 3 books 4.65 avg
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    The Age of Madness series cover

    The Age of Madness

    by Joe Abercrombie

    65h 54m total 3 books 4.65 avg
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    Mistborn, Era 2: Wax & Wayne series cover

    Mistborn, Era 2: Wax & Wayne

    by Brandon Sanderson

    38h 6m total 3 books 4.58 avg
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    Lightbringer series cover

    Lightbringer

    by Brent Weeks

    113h 21m total 4 books 4.56 avg
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    The Ripple System series cover

    The Ripple System

    by Kyle Kirrin

    61h 48m total 3 books 4.48 avg
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    The Rise and Fall

    by Michael J. Sullivan

    57h 7m total 3 books 4.47 avg
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    The Inheritance Cycle series cover

    The Inheritance Cycle

    by Christopher Paolini

    69h 26m total 3 books 4.47 avg
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    First Law World series cover

    First Law World

    by Joe Abercrombie

    81h 15m total 4 books 4.46 avg