The Kingkiller Chronicle audiobooks in order
A story-within-a-story about a musician, told in the first person — which suits audio unusually well.
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Patrick RothfussNarrated by Rupert Degas, with Patrick Rothfuss reading one recording of The Slow Regard of Silent Things and credited alongside Degas on The Narrow Road Between Desires · 4 books, including 2 novellasPhoto: Kyle Cassidy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia CommonsWhich order should you listen in?
The two novels first. The Slow Regard of Silent Things and The Narrow Road Between Desires are companion novellas about two secondary characters, Auri and Bast, and Audible numbers them after The Wise Man's Fear, which is where to hear them. The Slow Regard of Silent Things is sold in two recordings, Patrick Rothfuss's own and Rupert Degas's, so check the narrator. The third novel has been awaited since 2011. Start only if you are at peace with that.
The Kingkiller Chronicle in publication order
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The Name of the Wind (2007)Read by Rupert Degas · 28h 3m unabridged - 2
The Wise Man's Fear (2011)Read by Rupert Degas · 42h 49m unabridged - 3
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (novella) (2014)More than one recording by this reader; check the length on Audible - 4
The Narrow Road Between Desires (novella) (2023)Read by Rupert Degas, Patrick Rothfuss · 4h 21m unabridged