Best Time Travel Audiobooks

Written in My Own Heart's Blood

Outlander • Book 8

by Diana Gabaldon

Narrated by Davina Porter

Davina Porter's narration transforms this sprawling historical epic into something intimate and urgent—her voices are so distinct you forget you're listening to one person carrying an entire war.

Outlander

Outlander • Book 1

by Diana Gabaldon

Narrated by Davina Porter

Davina Porter's performance transforms this epic time-travel romance into something genuinely immersive—her Scots accent and emotional range make the 32-hour journey feel essential, not indulgent.

11/22/63

by Stephen King

Narrated by Craig Wasson

Craig Wasson's performance transforms King's sprawling time-travel epic into something intimate and devastating—30 hours that feel essential, not excessive.

Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler

Narrated by Kim Staunton

Night Watch

Discworld • Book 29

by Terry Pratchett

Narrated by Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

The Quantum Chain

Joseph Bridgeman • Book 4

by Nick Jones

Narrated by Ray Porter

Ray Porter anchors this fourth installment with a vocal precision that makes the time-jumping mythology feel genuinely consequential—you believe the stakes because his performance demands it.

The Observer Effect

Joseph Bridgeman • Book 3

by Nick Jones

Narrated by Ray Porter

Ray Porter's narration transforms this time-travel mystery into a propulsive thriller—his chemistry with the dual perspectives keeps you hooked through 12 hours that feel like half that.

Song of Susannah

The Dark Tower • Book 6

by Stephen King, Darrel Anderson

Narrated by George Guidall

George Guidall's performance elevates this sprawling, time-jumping installment into something genuinely haunting—his voice work for Susannah's possession is genuinely unsettling, and he nails the tonal shifts between worlds.

Hyperion

Hyperion • Book 1

by Dan Simmons

Narrated by Marc Vietor, Allyson Johnson, Kevin Pariseau, Jay Snyder, Victor Bevine

Structured like The Canterbury Tales but set across the galaxy, Dan Simmons weaves six extraordinary stories into a puzzle-box epic unlike anything else in sci-fi.

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

Narrated by James Franco

Vonnegut's anti-war masterpiece unstuck in time — funny, sad, and devastatingly wise about humanity's capacity for both destruction and endurance.

The Shadows of London

Joseph Bridgeman • Book 2

by Nick Jones

Narrated by Ray Porter

Ray Porter's gravelly delivery transforms this time-travel caper into something genuinely gripping—he nails the tension between Joe's pragmatism and his growing moral stakes in 1960s London.

Exhalation

by Ted Chiang

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy Landon, Ted Chiang

Chiang's stories rewire how you think about time, choice, and existence itself, and the ensemble narration lets each idea breathe with the weight it deserves.

The Fire Chronicle

The Books of Beginning • Book 2

by John Stephens

Narrated by Jim Dale

Jim Dale transforms this time-hopping adventure into something genuinely haunting—his voice work across centuries and characters makes the parallel timelines feel like you're living them simultaneously.

An Unwelcome Quest

Magic 2.0 • Book 3

by Scott Meyer

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Luke Daniels brings perfect comedic timing to Meyer's trapped-in-a-game premise, making the banter between powerless nerds genuinely funny while keeping the stakes real.

And Then She Vanished

Joseph Bridgeman • Book 1

by Nick Jones

Narrated by Ray Porter

Ray Porter's narration transforms this time-travel mystery into something visceral and urgent—his performance captures Joseph's desperation so completely you'll feel the weight of every failed attempt to change the past.

Off to Be the Wizard

Magic 2.0 • Book 1

by Scott Meyer

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Luke Daniels brings perfect comedic timing to Meyer's premise of a sarcastic programmer trapped in medieval times with reality-hacking powers. His deadpan delivery makes the fish-out-of-water humor land hard.

The Lost Colony

The Long Winter • Book 3

by A.G. Riddle

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Amanda Leigh Cobb

Ballerini and Cobb's dual narration transforms this sci-fi finale into something genuinely cinematic, where their distinct voices clarify competing timelines and perspectives in ways print simply can't match.

The Tumultuous Lives of Karl Strong

Middle Falls Time Travel • Book 18

by Shawn Inmon

Narrated by Scott Brick

Scott Brick's measured, empathetic delivery transforms Karl's isolation into something genuinely moving—he captures the quiet desperation of a life derailed, then the fragile hope of a second chance, with perfect restraint.

The Forever War

The Forever War • Book 1

by Joe Haldeman

Narrated by George Wilson

Haldeman's answer to Starship Troopers and Vietnam allegory — a soldier fighting an interstellar war returns home to find centuries have passed and Earth unrecognizable.

1634: The Baltic War

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 3

by David Weber, Eric Flint

Narrated by George Guidall

George Guidall transforms this sprawling alternate-history war epic into something genuinely gripping—his command of multiple voices and accents makes the complex political maneuvering feel immediate and lived-in.

Paradox Bound

by Peter Clines

Narrated by Ray Porter

Ray Porter's relentless energy transforms this time-bending road trip into something you can't pause—he captures the mounting dread and wonder perfectly as reality itself starts fracturing around the characters.

Recursion

by Blake Crouch

Narrated by Abby Craden, Jon Lindstrom

Flux

Infinite • Book 3

by Jeremy Robinson

Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer

Pebble in the Sky

Galactic Empire • Book 3

by Isaac Asimov

Narrated by Jon Lindstrom

Multitude

Dimension Space • Book 2

by Dean M. Cole

Narrated by R.C. Bray

1633

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 2

by Eric Flint, David Weber

Narrated by George Guidall

George Guidall brings such crisp authority to this sprawling alternate history that you'll believe a small West Virginia town really could reshape seventeenth-century Europe. The geopolitical intrigue and genuine stakes make the 22 hours fly.

Feedback

Audible Original Stories

by Dennis E. Taylor

Narrated by Ray Porter

Ray Porter transforms a time-loop thriller into pure suspense—his delivery of each fractured timeline builds dread so effectively you'll forget it's only 32 minutes.

1636: The Ottoman Onslaught (21) (Ring of Fire)

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 6

by Eric Flint

Narrated by George Guidall

1632

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 1

by Eric Flint

Narrated by George Guidall

George Guidall's measured, authoritative narration transforms this time-travel premise into something genuinely gripping—he makes the collision between modern miners and 17th-century warfare feel both absurd and terrifyingly real.

Time Enough for Love

The World as Myth • Book 1

by Robert A. Heinlein

Narrated by Tom Weiner

A Prince Out of Time

RE: Monarch • Book 1

by J. McCoy, Eligos

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Luke Daniels brings real warmth to Cairn's redemption arc, making this time-loop progression fantasy feel deeply personal even as kingdoms crumble around him. A Royal Road favorite that actually delivers on its premise.

Pathfinder

Pathfinder • Book 1

by Orson Scott Card

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Kirby Heyborne, Don Leslie, Kristoffer Tabori, Scott Brick

A five-narrator ensemble cast elevates this time-travel mystery into something genuinely immersive—each voice pins down a character so distinctly you forget you're listening to an audiobook at all.

1636: The Saxon Uprising

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 5

by Eric Flint

Narrated by George Guidall

All Clear

All Clear • Book 2

by Connie Willis

Narrated by Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis (introduction)

To Say Nothing of the Dog

Oxford Time Travel • Book 2

by Connie Willis

Narrated by Steven Crossley

This Is How You Lose the Time War

by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

Narrated by Cynthia Farrell, Emily Woo Zeller

The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories

by Philip K. Dick

Narrated by Keir Dullea

1635: The Eastern Front

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 4

by Eric Flint

Narrated by George Guidall

George Guidall's measured, commanding narration transforms this alternate-history war epic into something genuinely immersive—his voice carries the weight of 17th-century politics colliding with modern American pragmatism.

The Girl in the Castle

by James Patterson, Emily Raymond

Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus

Pastwatch • Book 1

by Orson Scott Card

Narrated by Scott Brick, Christopher Cazenove, Gabrielle de Cuir, Arte Johnson, Moira Quirk, Stefan Rudnicki, Orson Scott Card

A stellar ensemble cast elevates Card's audacious premise—rewriting Columbus through time travel becomes a meditation on whether good intentions can justify remaking history itself.

The Time Machine

by H.G. Wells

Narrated by Scott Brick

Scott Brick's measured, cerebral performance transforms this Victorian-era classic into something genuinely unsettling—he makes Wells's social commentary hit harder than the time travel spectacle ever could.

The Last Labyrinth

by Gwendolyn Womack

Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Philip Battley, Moira Quirk

Wonderlands

Star Trek: Discovery • Book 8

by Una McCormack

Narrated by January LaVoy

January LaVoy's narration transforms Burnham's isolation into something visceral—her performance captures both the astronaut's steel and the creeping disorientation of landing 900 years in the future with no way home.

1635: A Parcel of Rogues

Assiti Shards • Book 7

by Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis

Narrated by George Guidall

George Guidall's command of 17th-century intrigue and sharp character voices elevates this time-travel adventure into genuinely gripping audiobook territory. The cat-and-mouse chase across England and Scotland becomes unmissable with his performance anchoring the fractious relationships and high stakes.

1636: The Kremlin Games

Assiti Shards • Book 13

by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett

Narrated by George Guidall

Einstein’s Dreams

by Alan Lightman

Narrated by Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner's meditative delivery transforms these interconnected visions of time into something hypnotic—each dream lands with quiet wonder rather than intellectual weight, making the physics feel deeply human.

Out of Spite, Out of Mind

Magic 2.0 • Book 5

by Scott Meyer

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Luke Daniels nails the fractured chaos of multiple Brits occupying the same timeline—his vocal control transforms what could be confusing into genuinely hilarious sci-fi comedy that actually lands.

Cult Classic

Eric Carter • Book 9

by Stephen Blackmoore, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Jessica Threet, Steve Wannall, Dawn Ursula, Holly Adams, Torian Brackett, Rana Kay, Alexandra Cohler, Richard Rohan, Ryan Dalusung

Narrated by Alexandra Cohler, Dawn Ursula, Holly Adams, Steve Wannall, Michael John Casey, Torian Brackett, Nora Achrati, full cast, Richard Rohan, Ryan Dalusung, Rana Kay, Jessica Threet

1635: The Cannon Law

Assiti Shards • Book 8

by Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis

Narrated by George Guidall

George Guidall's measured, aristocratic delivery transforms this alternate-history intrigue into something genuinely tense—every Vatican political maneuver lands harder when he's narrating it.

H.G. Wells Seven Novels, Complete & Unabridged The Time Machine, Island of Dr. Moreau, Invisible Man, First Men In The Moon, Food of the Gods, In the Days of the Comet and War of the Worlds

by H.G. Wells

Narrated by Gregory Dwyer