Audie Award for Fantasy

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The Audie Award for Fantasy is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a fantasy audiobook released in a given year. It has been awarded since 2012.

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Winners and finalists

Winners are listed first and highlighted in light green.

2010s

Year of ReleaseTitleAuthor(s)Narrator(s)PublisherResultRef.
2012
17th		 Daughter of Smoke and Bone (2011) Laini Taylor Khristine Hvam Hachette AudioWinner [1] [2]
The Automatic Detective (2008) A. Lee Martinez Marc Vietor AudibleFinalist
The Land of Laughs (1980) Jonathan Carroll Edoardo Ballerini Audible
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After (2011) Steve Hockensmith Katherine Kellgren Audible/Brilliance Audio
Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures (2003) Walter Moers with John Brownjohn (trans.) Bronson Pinchot Blackstone Audio
2013
18th		Anita (1970) Keith Roberts Nicola Barber AudibleWinner [3]
All Men of Genius (2011) Lev A. C. Rosen Emily GrayRecorded BooksFinalist
Heroes Die (1998) Matthew Stover Stefan Rudnicki Audible
Princess of Wands (2006) John Ringo Suzy Jackson Audible
The Restorer (2011) Amanda Stevens Khristine Hvam Audible
Theft of Swords (2011) Michael J. Sullivan Tim Gerard Reynolds Recorded Books
2014
19th		 Wisp of a Thing (2013) Alex Bledsoe Stefan Rudnicki Blackstone AudioWinner [4]
Kill City Blues (2013) Richard Kadrey MacLeod Andrews HarperAudioFinalist
The Republic of Thieves (2013) Scott Lynch Michael Page Tantor Audio
The Rithmatist (2013) Brandon Sanderson Michael Kramer Macmillan Audio
Swords of Waar (2012) Nathan Long Dina Pearlman Audible
2015
20th		 Words of Radiance (2014) Brandon Sanderson Kate Reading and Michael Kramer Macmillan AudioWinner [5]
Cress (2014) Marissa Meyer Rebecca Soler Macmillan AudioFinalist
The Emperor's Blades (2014) Brian Staveley Simon Vance Brilliance Audio
Hawk (2014) Steven Brust Bernard Setaro Clark Audible
The Queen of the Tearling (2014) Erika Johansen Katherine Kellgren HarperAudio
2016
21st		Nice Dragons Finish Last (2014) Rachel Aaron Vikas Adam AudibleWinner [6]
Ascension (2014) Brian K. Fuller Simon Vance Podium PublishingFinalist
The Cycle of Arawn (2014) Edward W. Robertson Tim Gerard Reynolds Podium Publishing
The Fifth Season (2015) N. K. Jemisin Robin Miles Hachette Audio
Son of the Black Sword (2015) Larry Correia Tim Gerard Reynolds Audible
2017
22nd		The Hike (2016) Drew Magary Christopher Lane Brilliance AudioWinner [7]
The Bands of Mourning (2016) Brandon Sanderson Michael Kramer Macmillan AudioFinalist
The Black Prism (2010) Brent Weeks Simon Vance Hachette Audio
The Everything Box (2016) Richard Kadrey Oliver Wyman HarperAudio
League of Dragons (2016) Naomi Novik Simon Vance Tantor Audio
2018
23rd		 The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (2017) Theodora Goss Kate Reading Simon & Schuster AudioWinner [8]
Red Sister (2017) Mark Lawrence Heather O'Neil Recorded BooksFinalist [8]
The Refrigerator Monologues (2017) Catherynne M. Valente Karis A. Campbell HighBridge Audio
Skullsworn (2017) Brian Staveley Elizabeth Knowelden Brilliance Audio
Snake Eyes (2016) John Conroe James Patrick Cronin Audible
Spellmonger (2011) Terry Mancour John Lee Podium Publishing
2019
24th		 Spinning Silver (2018) Naomi Novik Lisa Flanagan Penguin Random House AudioWinner [9]
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (2018) Theodora Goss Simon & Schuster AudioFinalist
Jade City (2017) Fonda Lee Andrew Kishino Hachette Audio
Kill the Farm Boy (2018) Kevin Hearne and Delilah S. Dawson Luke Daniels Penguin Random House Audio
Second Hand Curses (2017)Drew Hayes Scott Aiello , Marc Vietor, and Tavia GilbertAudible

2020s

Year of ReleaseTitleAuthor(s)Narrator(s)PublisherResultRef.
2020
25th		 The Ten Thousand Doors of January (2019) Alix E. Harrow January LaVoy Hachette AudioWinner [10]
Beasts of the Frozen Sun (2019) Jill Criswell Alana Kerr-Collins and Tim Campbell Blackstone AudioFinalist
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (2019) Marlon Jones Dion Graham Penguin Random House Audio
Ninth House (2019) Leigh Bardugo Michael David Axtell and Lauren FortgangMacmillan Audio
Time's Children (2018) D. B. Jackson Helen Keeley Dreamscape
2021
26th		 The City We Became (2020) N. K. Jemisin Robin Miles Hachette AudioWinner [11]
The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020) TJ Klune Daniel Henning Macmillan AudioFinalist
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (2020) V. E. Schwab Julia Whelan Macmillan Audio
The Last Smile in Sunder City (2020) Luke Arnold Luke Arnold Hachette Audio
Raybearer (2020) Jordan Ifueko Joniece Abbott-Pratt Blackstone Audio
2022
27th		 Rhythm of War (2020) Brandon Sanderson Michael Kramer and Kate Reading Macmillan Audio Winner [12] [13]
The Jasmine Throne (2021) Tasha Suri Shiromi Arserio Hachette Audio Finalist
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower Tamsyn Muir Moira Quirk Recorded Books
The Sandman: Act II Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs Neil Gaiman , James McAvoy, Emma Corrin, Brian Cox, Kat Dennings, John Lithgow, Bill Nighy, Regé-Jean Page, and a full cast Audible Originals
The Witch's Heart Genevieve Gornichec Jayne Entwistle Penguin Random House Audio
2023
28th		The Monsters We Defy Leslye Penelope Shayna Small Hachette Audio Winner
The Art of Prophesy Wesley Chu Natalie Naudus Penguin Random House Audio Finalist
Cold as Hell Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle Roger Clark Blackstone Audio
Good Omens (1990) Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Rebecca Front , Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Katherine Kingsley, Arthur Darvill, Peter Forbes, Gabrielle Glaister, Louis Davison, Pixie Davies, Chris Nelson, Ferdinand Frisby Williams, Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, John Hopkins, Lorelei King, Matt Reeves, and Lemn Sissay HarperAudio
Legends & Lattes (2022) Travis Baldree Travis Baldree Macmillan Audio
2024

29th

 The Dragon Reborn (1991) Robert Jordan Rosamund Pike Macmillan AudioWinner [14]
Tread of Angels (2022) Rebecca Roanhorse Dion Graham Simon & Schuster AudioFinalist [14]
The God of Endings Jacqueline Holland Saskia Maarleveld Macmillan Audio
Red Rabbit Alex Grecian John Pirhalla Macmillan Audio
Starling House Alix E. Harrow Natalie Naudus Macmillan Audio
2025

30th

 Bookshops & Bonedust Travis Baldree Travis Baldree Macmillan AudioWinner [15]
Black Shield Maiden Willow Smith and Jess Hendel Willow Smith Penguin Random House AudioFinalist [15]
The Bright Sword Lev Grossman Nicholas Guy Smith and Lev GrossmanPenguin Random House Audio
Goddess of the River Vaishnavi Patel Sneha Mathan Hachette Audio
Someone You Can Build a Nest In John Wiswell Carmen RoseTantor Audio

References

  1. ↑ Burkey, Mary (June 6, 2012). "#JIAM2012 Audies Awards announced". BookListReader.com. BookList Publications, a division of the ALA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Audie Award Winners: Best Audio Books 2012 [Library Staff-created list]". Seattle.Bibliocommons.com. Seattle Quick Picks by The Seattle Public Library. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Burkey, Mary (May 30, 2013). "#Audies 2013". BookListReader.com. BookList Publications, a division of the ALA. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2014". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Audie Award Finalists and Winners 2015". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Audie Award Finalists and Winners 2016". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2017". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2018". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Katz, Danielle (5 March 2019). "Audies Press Release Winners Final (2019)" (PDF). Audio Publishers Agency (APA). AudioFileMagazine.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2020". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2021". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Let's Hear It for the 2022 Audie Award Winners". Audible Blog. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  13. ↑ Anderson, Porter (2022-02-03). "The Audie Awards' 2022 Finalists: 25 Categories". Publishing Perspectives. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  14. 1 2 "2024 Audie Award Winners". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  15. 1 2 "2025 Audies WINNERS". Audio Publishers Association . Retrieved 2025-03-10.
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