Audie Award for Fantasy

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.

Winners and finalists

Winners are listed first and highlighted in light green.

2010s

Year of Release	Title	Author(s)	Narrator(s)	Publisher	Result	Ref.
2012 17th	Daughter of Smoke and Bone (2011)	Laini Taylor	Khristine Hvam	Hachette Audio	Winner	^[1]^[2]
	The Automatic Detective (2008)	A. Lee Martinez	Marc Vietor	Audible	Finalist
	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	Audible	Winner	^[3]
	All Men of Genius (2011)	Lev A. C. Rosen	Emily Gray	Recorded Books	Finalist
	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 Audio	Winner	^[4]
	Kill City Blues (2013)	Richard Kadrey	MacLeod Andrews	HarperAudio	Finalist
	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 Audio	Winner	^[5]
	Cress (2014)	Marissa Meyer	Rebecca Soler	Macmillan Audio	Finalist
	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	Audible	Winner	^[6]
	Ascension (2014)	Brian K. Fuller	Simon Vance	Podium Publishing	Finalist
	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 Audio	Winner	^[7]
	The Bands of Mourning (2016)	Brandon Sanderson	Michael Kramer	Macmillan Audio	Finalist
	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 Audio	Winner	^[8]
	Red Sister (2017)	Mark Lawrence	Heather O'Neil	Recorded Books	Finalist	^[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 Audio	Winner	^[9]
	European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (2018)	Theodora Goss		Simon & Schuster Audio	Finalist
	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 Gilbert	Audible

2020s

Year	Title	Author(s)	Narrator(s)	Publisher	Result	Ref.
2020 25th	The Ten Thousand Doors of January (2019)	Alix E. Harrow	January LaVoy	Hachette Audio	Winner	^[10]
	Beasts of the Frozen Sun (2019)	Jill Criswell	Alana Kerr-Collins and Tim Campbell	Blackstone Audio	Finalist
	Black Leopard, Red Wolf (2019)	Marlon Jones	Dion Graham	Penguin Random House Audio
	Ninth House (2019)	Leigh Bardugo	Michael David Axtell and Lauren Fortgang	Macmillan Audio
	Time's Children (2018)	D. B. Jackson	Helen Keeley	Dreamscape
2021 26th	The City We Became (2020)	N. K. Jemisin	Robin Miles	Hachette Audio	Winner	^[11]
	The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020)	TJ Klune	Daniel Henning	Macmillan Audio	Finalist
	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 Audio	Winner	^[14]
	Tread of Angels (2022)	Rebecca Roanhorse	Dion Graham	Simon & Schuster Audio	Finalist	^[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

References

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2014". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ "Audie Award Finalists and Winners 2015". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ "Audie Award Finalists and Winners 2016". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2017". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2018". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2020". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2021". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Let's Hear It for the 2022 Audie Award Winners". Audible Blog. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Audie Award Winners". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-14.

External links

[BLR20122-1] 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.

[Twelve-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.

[BLR2013-3] 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.

[Fourteen-4] "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2014". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[Fifteen-5] "Audie Award Finalists and Winners 2015". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[Sixteen-6] "Audie Award Finalists and Winners 2016". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[Seventeen-7] "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2017". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[Eighteen2-8] "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2018". AudioFileMagazine.com. AudioFile Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[Nineteen-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.

[Twenty-10] "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2020". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[Twentyone-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.

[:1-14] "2024 Audie Award Winners". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-14.

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