Audible is a subscription-based platform for audiobooks. As long as you are paying for monthly Audible subscription, they will give one free audiobook and two free Audible Originals books every month. If you are open to reading a variety of different types of books, then you should definitely check out Audible originals when you are subscribed, because there are a few Audible Originals that are worth keeping. Here, we have picked the best 10 Audible Originals books that you should listen to.
What are Audible Originals
Audible created a new program for Audible members, which is Audible Originals. Audible Originals are exclusive audio titles created by celebrated storytellers. They are audiobooks produced by Audible that are available only from Audible. It also means that Audible Originals are only available in audiobook format. Unlike the majority of Audiobooks that are available on Audible, they are produced by the publishers and are sold on many audiobook distribution websites besides Audible, such as Scribd, Kobo, etc.
How to Get Audible Originals
Audible members can get two free Audible Originals every month. As an Audible member, you’ll be able to download any or all of the Audible Originals in the monthly selection for your library. They will not cost you credits. The two Audible Originals you choose are yours to keep forever. A new selection of titles to choose from will be available every month.
Frequently Asked Questions about Audible OriginalsHow are Audible Originals different from audiobooks?
First, Audible Originals are produced by Audible. It is truly unique audio entertainment created by celebrated writers. However, audiobooks are produced by the publishers. Secondly, Audible Originals are available only from Audible, while you can purchase audiobooks from any platform. Thirdly, Audible Originals listening times run from one to four hours, which is much shorter than the majority of audiobooks. Lastly, like audiobooks, as long as they’re in your library, they’re yours to keep.
Can I still access Audible Originals after cancelling my membership?
Yes, you’ll still access Audible Originals after you cancel. Any titles you downloaded will always be available to you in your library. But you can always buy Audible Originals titles as a non-member.
Best 10 Audible Originals You Can’t Miss
1. We Are Legion
By: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
Categories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Ratings: 4.7 (78,975 ratings)
We Are Legion was Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016. It is one of the best sci-fi books that provides stimulating concepts, well-told and well-plotted storylines, and a fantastic narrator who brings the whole thing to life. The main characters of this book are the various clones of Bob. Bob and his clones are on a mission to find new homes for humanity.
2. The Dispatcher
By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
Categories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Ratings: 4.5 (63,405 ratings)
The Dispatcher, written by master storyteller and Hugo Award-winner John Scalzi, is the winner of the 2017 Audie Award for Best Original Work. The Dispatcher takes place in a future world in which anyone who’s murdered comes back to life. Basically, murder is impossible. If you are killed by someone else, you immediately return to your previous state just before you are murdered. If you die of natural causes, via an accident, or even suicide, well then, you’re just dead.
3. For We Are Many
By: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Length: 8hrs and 59 mins
Categories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Ratings: 4.8 (55,196 ratings)
For We Are Many is the highly anticipated sequel to Audible's Best Science Fiction book of 2016 - We Are Legion. It’s the second book in the Bobiverse series. In this book, Bob and his clones have been spreading out from Earth for 40 years now, looking for habitable planets. Since Ray Porter narrates it perfectly, listening to it on audio is highly recommended. More important, the story is really compelling, funny, exciting and even touching.
4. All These Worlds
By: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
Categories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Ratings: 4.8 (50,917 ratings)
All These Worlds is the epic and highly anticipated conclusion to the listener-favorite series - Bobiverse series. It has countless Audible listeners who are hooked from the very first Bob. This book depicts a great story and a superb adventure. Bob and his clones keep exploring and transforming in order to create new homes for humanity. The narrator captures the essence of every Bob and delivers the humor in a perfect manner. If you like sci-fi with humor, I highly recommend this series to you.
5. Break Shot: My First 21 Years
By: James Taylor
Narrated by: James Taylor
Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
Categories: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians
Ratings: 4.7 (32,441 ratings)
James Taylor is a five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Break Shot: My First 21 Years shares the first quarter of his life. It details Taylor’s upbringing and how it paved the way for his musical career. In this book, Taylor is going to take you on a tour to his early life before anybody knew his name.
6. Midnight Son
By: James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman, Isaac Kestenbaum
Narrated by: James Dommek Jr.
Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
Categories: Nonfiction, True Crime
Ratings: 4.3 (28,290 ratings)
Midnight Son is great story. What’s more, the author himself is a great storyteller who is very gifted. His use of music and sounds is perfect. The whole book is extremely well written and narrated. It’s a true crime book about Teddy Kyle Smith. Midnight Son is a journey in discovering who Teddy Kyle Smith was, what he did, and what he really saw.
7. The Singularity Trap
By: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
Categories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Ratings: 4.5 (25,309 ratings)
The Singularity Trap is a classic science fiction as well as space thriller which is written by the best-selling author of the Bobiverse trilogy. The story follows Ivan Pritchard who has run out of chances to make a living on Earth. He’s signed up for a mining ship called the Mad Astra in the hope that it finds valuable resources out there in space and he earns enough money to feed his family. Besides, Porter's narration was so fantastic that you know each character as soon as they speak.
8. The Demon Next Door
By: Bryan Burrough
Narrated by: Steve White
Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
Categories: Nonfiction, True Crime
Ratings: 4.0 (24,970 ratings)
The Demon Next Door is a brutal true crime story written by best-selling author Bryan Burrough. It recounts the story of Danny Corwin, a high school classmate to the author, who is a vicious serial killer who had raped and mutilated six women, murdering three of them. Narrator Steve White’s matter-of-fact narration adds greatly to the book’s enjoyment.
9. Have a Nice Day
By: Billy Crystal, Quinton Peeples
Narrated by: Justin Bartha, Annette Bening, Dick Cavett, Auli'l Cravalho, Billy Crystal
Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
Categories: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama
Ratings: 4.7 (22,544 ratings)
Have a Nice Day features a live multi-cast script reading at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. In front of live audience, with 13 actors on stage, they perform a hilarious story about a man desperately scrambling to put his affairs in order: to save his presidency, his marriage, his relationship with his daughter. The central question of having a nice day is if you know you have one day leave, what would you do? So it’s about making the right choices in your life. It’s about it’s never too late to do the thing. You will have a nice play when you listen to Have a Nice Day.
10. Evil Eye
By: Madhuri Shekar
Narrated by: Nick Choksi, Harsh Nayyar, Annapurna Sriram, Bernard White, Rita Wolf
Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
Categories: Drama & Poetry, Modern Drama
Ratings: 4.5 (23,697 ratings)
The award-winning rising star playwright Madhuri Shekar thinks it is an amazing opportunity to write a play for Audible audience after she gets a commission by audible. Thus she wrote Evil Eye which garnered an Audie Award for Original Work in 2020. Evil Eye tells a story about a mom who’s desperate to have her daughter get married. It is a can’t miss family thriller about cultural miscommunications, family secrets, and the lingering echoes of trauma.
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