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The Best Audiobooks for Road Trips

A proper road trip deserves a book that lasts the distance. Everything here runs ten hours or more, holds its momentum, and scored well in our full review. Pick one that fits the drive, queue it up before you leave, and let the miles disappear.

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Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros audiobook cover

Iron Flame

by Rebecca Yarros

Narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton

4.9/ 5· 28 hr 16 min
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman audiobook cover

Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

by Maggie Haberman

Narrated by Robert Petkoff

4.9/ 5· 17 hr 7 min
The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien audiobook cover

The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Narrated by Rob Inglis

4.9/ 5· 19 hr 7 min
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss audiobook cover

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

Narrated by Nick Podehl

4.9/ 5· 27 hr 55 min
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas audiobook cover

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

4.8/ 5· 14 hr 4 min
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini audiobook cover

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini

Narrated by Atossa Leoni

4.8/ 5· 11 hr 43 min
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins audiobook cover

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

by David Goggins

Narrated by David Goggins and Adam Skolnick

4.8/ 5· 13 hr 37 min
Dune by Frank Herbert audiobook cover

Dune

by Frank Herbert

Narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff, and Scott Sowers

4.8/ 5· 21 hr 2 min
How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University by Theo Baker audiobook cover

How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University

by Theo Baker

Narrated by Theo Baker

4.8/ 5· 11 hr 31 min
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara audiobook cover

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

by Michelle McNamara

Narrated by Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn, and Patton Oswalt

4.8/ 5· 10 hr 7 min
Red Rising (Red Rising Series Book 1) by Pierce Brown audiobook cover

Red Rising (Red Rising Series Book 1)

by Pierce Brown

Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

4.8/ 5· 16 hr 12 min
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett audiobook cover

The Calamity Club

by Kathryn Stockett

Narrated by Jenna Lamia and January LaVoy

4.8/ 5· 28 hr 44 min
The Help by Kathryn Stockett audiobook cover

The Help

by Kathryn Stockett

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Jenna Lamia, Octavia Spencer, and Bahni Turpin

4.8/ 5· 18 hr 6 min
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett audiobook cover

The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett

Narrated by John Lee

4.8/ 5· 40 hr 56 min
The Poet Empress by Shen Tao audiobook cover

The Poet Empress

by Shen Tao

Narrated by Eric Yang and Katharine Chin

4.8/ 5· 15 hr 43 min
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou audiobook cover

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou

Narrated by Will Damron

4.7/ 5· 11 hr 37 min
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman audiobook cover

Dungeon Crawler Carl

by Matt Dinniman

Narrated by Jeff Hays

4.7/ 5· 13 hr 31 min
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: Reese's Book Club: A Novel by Gail Honeyman audiobook cover

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: Reese's Book Club: A Novel

by Gail Honeyman

Narrated by Cathleen McCarron

4.7/ 5· 11 hr 2 min
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas audiobook cover

House of Earth and Blood

by Sarah J. Maas

Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

4.7/ 5· 27 hr 50 min
It Ends with Us: A Novel by Colleen Hoover audiobook cover

It Ends with Us: A Novel

by Colleen Hoover

Narrated by Olivia Song

4.7/ 5· 11 hr 18 min
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson audiobook cover

Just Mercy

by Bryan Stevenson

Narrated by Bryan Stevenson

4.7/ 5· 11 hr 11 min
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan audiobook cover

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Narrated by Jesse Bernstein

4.7/ 5· 10 hr 2 min
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline audiobook cover

Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline

Narrated by Wil Wheaton

4.7/ 5· 15 hr 40 min
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot audiobook cover

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell and Bahni Turpin

4.7/ 5· 12 hr 30 min
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis audiobook cover

The Queen's Gambit

by Walter Tevis

Narrated by Amy Landon

4.7/ 5· 11 hr 53 min
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid audiobook cover

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Narrated by Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan, and Robin Miles

4.7/ 5· 12 hr 10 min
The Shining by Stephen King audiobook cover

The Shining

by Stephen King

Narrated by Campbell Scott

4.7/ 5· 15 hr 50 min
Whistler by Ann Patchett audiobook cover

Whistler

by Ann Patchett

Narrated by Ann Patchett

4.7/ 5· 10 hr 44 min
11/22/63 by Stephen King audiobook cover

11/22/63

by Stephen King

Narrated by Craig Wasson

4.6/ 5· 30 hr 40 min
1984 by George Orwell audiobook cover

1984

by George Orwell

Narrated by Theo Solomon

4.6/ 5· 12 hr 18 min
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese audiobook cover

Cutting for Stone

by Abraham Verghese

Narrated by Sunil Malhotra

4.6/ 5· 23 hr 54 min
Demon Copperhead: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver audiobook cover

Demon Copperhead: A Novel

by Barbara Kingsolver

Narrated by Charlie Thurston

4.6/ 5· 21 hr 3 min
Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1) by Veronica Roth audiobook cover

Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1)

by Veronica Roth

Narrated by Emma Galvin

4.6/ 5· 11 hr 11 min
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley audiobook cover

Firekeeper's Daughter

by Angeline Boulley

Narrated by Isabella Star LaBlanc

4.6/ 5· 14 hr 13 min
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros audiobook cover

Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros

Narrated by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton

4.6/ 5· 22 hr 2 min
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger audiobook cover

How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

by Michael Greger

Narrated by M.D. FACLM Michael Greger

4.6/ 5· 18 hr 52 min
Jane Eyre (AmazonClassics Edition) by Charlotte Brontë audiobook cover

Jane Eyre (AmazonClassics Edition)

by Charlotte Brontë

Narrated by Judi Pennington

4.6/ 5· 20 hr 31 min
Kindred by Octavia Butler audiobook cover

Kindred

by Octavia Butler

Narrated by Kim Staunton

4.6/ 5· 10 hr 55 min
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus audiobook cover

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

Narrated by Bonnie Garmus, Miranda Raison, and Pandora Sykes

4.6/ 5· 11 hr 55 min
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey audiobook cover

Leviathan Wakes

by James S. A. Corey

Narrated by Jefferson Mays

4.6/ 5· 20 hr 56 min