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10 Best Audiobooks for Long Road Trips That Keep Everyone Awake

Updated October 26, 2026 Sci-Fi & FantasyThriller & Crime

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Looking for engaging audiobooks for long drives, pulled from our Sci-Fi & Fantasy and Thriller & Crime catalogs. This list pulls directly from FillYouEar’s own audiobook database, ranked by real Audible listener ratings (not editorial opinion) — every title, rating, and runtime below is live data from titles already reviewed on this site.

Current Top Picks

  1. 1. Tom Clancy Pressure Depth — 5.0/5 (7 Audible ratings)
    by Jack Stewart · narrated by Scott Brick · 11 hrs 59 mins
  2. 2. Kingdom of Ash — 4.9/5 (42343 Audible ratings)
    by Sarah J. Maas · narrated by Elizabeth Evans · 33 hrs 11 mins
  3. 3. The Primal Hunter 15 — 4.9/5 (2378 Audible ratings)
    by Zogarth · narrated by Travis Baldree · 21 hrs 3 mins
  4. 4. This Inevitable Ruin — 4.9/5 (30264 Audible ratings)
    by Matt Dinniman · narrated by Jeff Hays & Travis Baldree · 28 hrs 40 mins
  5. 5. A Parade of Horribles — 4.9/5 (27927 Audible ratings)
    by Matt Dinniman · narrated by Jeff Hays · 20 hrs 27 mins
  6. 6. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride — 4.9/5 (23813 Audible ratings)
    by Matt Dinniman · narrated by Annie Ellicott & Jeff Hays & Patrick Warburton & Travis Baldree · 26 hrs 46 mins
  7. 7. The Butcher’s Masquerade — 4.9/5 (33458 Audible ratings)
    by Matt Dinniman · narrated by Jeff Hays · 23 hrs 33 mins
  8. 8. The Gate of the Feral Gods — 4.9/5 (30902 Audible ratings)
    by Matt Dinniman · narrated by Jeff Hays · 18 hrs 3 mins
  9. 9. The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook — 4.9/5 (37464 Audible ratings)
    by Matt Dinniman · narrated by Jeff Hays & The Critical Drinker · 16 hrs 54 mins
  10. 10. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario — 4.9/5 (38915 Audible ratings)
    by Matt Dinniman · narrated by Jeff Hays · 11 hrs 28 mins

Ratings, runtimes, and narrator credits above are sourced directly from Audible’s public catalog data via each title’s own review page on this site — click through for the full publisher summary, listener review excerpts, and (where Audible provides one) a free audio sample before spending a credit. This roundup draws from our Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Thriller & Crime catalog and updates automatically as new titles are added.

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