Best audiobook suggestions?

The Gentleman Bastards

narrator is incredible, books are hilarious and fun while also being pretty thought-provoking.

this is the first one The Lies of Locke Lamora

this review is a better summary than I can put together

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The Gentleman Bastards is one of the most lovable gangs I ever had the pleasure of knowing out of every storytelling medium. The six individuals trained by Father Chains that formed this group consists of Locke Lamora (the garrista/leader of the group,) Jean Tannen (the brute,) Calo and Galdo Sanza (the jack-of-all-trades identical twins,) Bug (the overlooked young apprentice,) and Sabetha (she didn’t make an appearance in this book) were characters that made me feel invested in their journey. Their genius scheming, their engaging interactions, and the wholesome brotherhood they have with each other was immensely entertaining. Just within the first one hundred pages, I was already head over heels with these characters. Laughing while reading a high fantasy novel can be considered a rare occasion for me, and these characters managed to pull that off several times throughout the whole book with their amazingly humorous banter. I was going to put a quote here, but I think it would be better for you to read and find out by yourself; they’re all golden.

One brilliant thing to note—among many—about Lynch’s prose is the creativity in profanity. There’s a myriad of swearing, cursed words, and mockery I never even had the imagination to ever think of; this book is pretty much filled with them. I personally loved them; they were eloquent, full of sass, and highly appropriate for the overall story and setting of the book. Profanity included, I found Lynch’s prose in every factor of the book to be intricate and well-delivered; the heists, the brutal actions, the dialogues, the politics, and the settings were all vivid in my mind’s eye.

“We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshite can do so much more.”

I can’t stress this highly enough, the world-building was brilliantly detailed. The setting in The Lies of Locke Lamora takes place in the city of Camorr, a city inspired by medieval Venice with its canals and Falselight—lights that illuminate the city during a period of the night. The setting, mixed with elements of high fantasy, was gorgeous and breathtaking. With the addition of the bloody history of Camorr, the stylish fashions plus the intricate description of food, liquors, appearances, and tastes, Lynch did a fantastic job in bringing the world-building and the city of Camorr to life. Being in Camorr with these characters played a huge factor in why I’m enamored with this book, and I will definitely revisit this place again in the future.

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In addition to Gentlemen Bastards and Dungeon Crawler Carl, I would recommend the First Law series.

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In addition to Gentlemen Bastards and Dungeon Crawler Carl, I would recommend the First Law series.

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All great books. But fwiw the first thing he mentioned was he doesn't enjoy fantasy and that's the only recommendations he's getting

Terminal List Series is excellent on audiobook, especially if not a fan of fantasy

Almost done with the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship narrated by Andy Serkis.

He’s so good that I take the long way home to add five more minutes to my ride.

Lonesome Dove, Winds of War and Shogun.

Great books and the narrators do a great job.

Snow Crash is very well done

W.E.B. griffen is a great author and has a great selection of audiobooks. It more military and police but his character development is great. Also, vince Vaughn is good to. I would read his books every time one came out. Looked on the author page when I finished, and he had just died of cancer. Great author dead way before his time

I enjoyed the Eddie Flynn series by Steve Cavanagh, its a court room based series, defence attorney, type drama. Probably favorite one was THIRTEEN, the killer gets himself on the jury of his own murders. it was good. then 50/50, two sister one murder each accuses the other. it was pretty twisty and good as well.
Its not all court room stuff, the investigations and personal sides, the narrator is good too.