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NYTimes Best Sellers: Audio Fiction

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

Most links below are to print books; check Overdrive for eBooks. Book covers provided by Syndetics depending on availability.

Data provided by The New York Times

1

The Women

by Kristin Hannah

Macmillan Audio

In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America. Read by Julia Whelan. 14 hours, 57 minutes unabridged.

2

Dune

by Frank Herbert

Macmillan Audio

The 1965 science fiction novel that is the basis of several adaptations. Read by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance and Ilyana Kadushin. 21 hours, 2 minutes unabridged.

3

First Lie Wins

by Ashley Elston

Penguin Audio

A woman who works for a mysterious boss takes on a new identity to dig up information on someone. Read by Saskia Maarleveld. 9 hours, 17 minutes unabridged.

4

Iron Flame

by Rebecca Yarros

Recorded Books

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves. Read by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton. 28 hours, 16 minutes unabridged.

5

Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros

Recorded Books

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. Read by Rebecca Soler and Teddy Hamilton. 20 hours, 47 minutes unabridged.

6

The Teacher

by Freida McFadden

Hollywood Upstairs

A math teacher at Caseham High suspects there is more going on behind a scandal involving a teacher and a student. Read by Leslie Howard and Danny Montooth. 9 hours and 35 minutes unabridged.

7

A Court of Silver Flames

by Sarah J. Maas

Recorded Books

The fifth book in A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Nesta Archeron is forced into close quarters with a warrior named Cassian. Read by Stina Nielsen. 26 hours, 5 minutes unabridged.

8

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride

Penguin Audio

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well. Read by Dominic Hoffman. 12 hours, 22 minutes unabridged.

9

The Three-body Problem

by Cixin Liu

Macmillan Audio

Different groups form to help or fight a crumbling alien civilization coming to invade Earth; the basis of the streaming series. Translated by Ken Liu. Read by Luke Daniels. 13 hours, 26 minutes unabridged.

10

Listen for the Lie

by Amy Tintera

Macmillan Audio

A true crime podcast focusing on the unsolved murder of her friend forces Lucy to return to where it happened. Read by Will Damron and January LaVoy. 9 hours, 18 minutes unabridged.

11

House of Flame and Shadow

by Sarah J. Maas

Audible Studios

The third book in the Crescent City series. Bryce wants to return home while Hunt is trapped in Asteri's dungeons. Read by Elizabeth Evans. 29 hours, 42 minutes unabridged.

12

The Hunter

by Tana French

Penguin Audio

The life that a Chicago P.D. retiree has built in Ireland with a local woman and her daughter comes under threat. Read by Roger Clark. 16 hours, 25 minutes unabridged.

13

Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shel Van Pelt

HarperAudio

A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there. Read by Marin Ireland and Michael Urie. 11 hours, 16 minutes unabridged.

14

House of Earth and Blood

by Sarah J. Maas

Audible Studios

Passion arises between Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar as they seek to avenge the deaths of Bryce’s friends. Read by Elizabeth Evans. 27 hours, 50 minutes unabridged

15

None of This is True

by Lisa Jewell

Simon & Schuster Audio

After meeting a woman who shares the same birthday, Alix Summer becomes the subject of her own true crime podcast. Read by Kristin Atherton, Ayesha Antoine, Louise Brealey et al. 10 hours, 13 minutes unabridged.