I get 1 "free" audiobook a month with my Amazon Music subscription.
I've listened to a couple of Bob Mortimer novels and an Al Murray history. I tried a Caddick-Adams Normandy history but it was too complex to follow with the audio.
Looking for some recent fiction recommendations, that work well as audiobooks.
You could try Caimh McDonnells Dublin Trilogy which I believe is now up to about 8 books, plus several character based spin offs. Sometimes intentionally far fetched but plenty of laughs and well narrated, with some great recurring main characters and set over several decades.
Caimh aslo has the Stranger Times series set around the comic events of a Manchester based newspaper for the supernatural
If you like a bit of Mortimer oddball try Fiction Land by RR Haywood.
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth and four other sequels or prequels.
Also his Century Trilogy starting with Fall of Giants.
They are all (loosely) historical novels.
The great thing about these books is that, in audiobook terms, they're absolute masterpieces.
They are read by a guy called John Lee. He is incredibly talented and a genius at doing voices and accents. TBH I listen to the books as much to hear his performances as to hear the stories.
Iain M Banks, the ones Narrated by Peter Kenney. Really enjoyed those. Would have thought, those would be up your street.
As above Dungeon crawler Carl.
Toast on Toast
Also enjoyed a couple of Yahtzee Crowshaw audio books-
Will save the Galaxy for food
Jam
The new terry pratchett audiobooks are great
Sci-fi: I am legend or World War Z
General fiction: I am pilgrim
They are read by a guy called John Lee. He is incredibly talented and a genius at doing voices and accents. TBH I listen to the books as much to hear his performances as to hear the stories.
Many of the narrator are really just excellent, John is indeed very good, Jefferson Mays narrating "The expanse" was like an old friend, your very pleased to hear from
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and There are Rivers in the Sky are two that I've really enjoyed recently. Also Hamnet.
If you enjoy fantasy, try Joe Abercrombie. Start with The Blade Itself. Stephen Pacey is a fantastic narrator.
Or for a bit of crime/detective try Tony Parsons.
For audio, it's the narrator that is key IMO.
Horus Rising, and then the 64 odd books to finish the series.
The bibble.
The new terry pratchett audiobooks are great
I quite like the Nigel Planer screaming into a fisher price tape recorder under some bed sheets vibe of the originals.
James blunts...
Best thing ive ever listened too
The Sun also Rises by Hemingway. Narrated by William Hurt Excellent novel and excellent narration although quite a few found some of the accents grating. The story could be very relevant to these times although it is set in the period just after WW1
I preferred the Nigel Planner version of the Terry Pratchett books to Tony Robinson audiobooks. Not sure they're available these days, I used to borrow them from the library bitd.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/campaigns/discworld-in-audio
The new ones have loads of different narrators.
Well worth having a look. Richard Coyle does the moist von lipwig series, he played him in the sky adaptation
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the original BBC radio series is available as an audiobook on audible.
I really liked Slow Horses, but haven't seen the TV show. Isaac Steele and the Forever Man was also great.
Project Hail Mary was a disappointment, well reviewed, but i think it massively lost its way and became rather unsatisfying.
