Hello everyone! I am looking for some book suggestions for my husband. He recently has shown more interest in reading, but really likes having the Audible version of books available to him, so he can listen when he's at work (night shifter). I was able to get him to listen to ACOTAR and Fourth Wing (he really loved the dramatic versions) but he's wanting something more geared towards the men's POV versus the females POV. Does anyone have recommendations for something like this? He really likes fantasy (ie. Werewolves, vamps, Fae, dragons, etc)
I have started to look online, but without having read the books myself, I have a hard time recommending them for the fear he won't end up liking them. (And it's very overwhelming)
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks
by xICExGIRLx
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If he likes fantasy he should listen to The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I believe Andy Serkis (Gollum from the movies) finished narrating them fairly recently. I haven’t listened to them personally, but I imagine with his voice acting range they’d be amazing.
Book 1 of **Dungeon** **Crawler** **Carl**, ASAP. Be warned, he will need the next 6 right after. It is sci-fi/fantasy, like Running Man with aliens.
Red Rising is like Hunger Games with a male protagonist.
Lies of Locke Lamorra is a great stand-alone fantasy. It has some follow-ups but the first is fine by itself.
I think he would also like the Dresden series as it fits your description perfectly – older male protagonist who is a detective of sorts, constantly encountering dark magical creatures. Lots of fun and a long series.
I would do DCC, then Dresden. Those two things would tie him up through 2025. Or if he is like the rest of us, he wil burn through DCC in a few weeks… Oh, and you may also need to get a cat.
It’s me today huh. I think you should try
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
The apocalypse will be televised!
A man. His ex-girlfriend’s cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible.
In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth—from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds—collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground.
The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. A dungeon so enormous, it circles the entire globe.
Only a few dare venture inside. But once you’re in, you can’t get out. And what’s worse, each level has a time limit. You have but days to find a staircase to the next level down, or it’s game over. In this game, it’s not about your strength or your dexterity. It’s about your followers, your views. Your clout. It’s about building an audience and killing those goblins with style.
You can’t just survive here. You gotta survive big.
You gotta fight with vigor, with excitement. You gotta make them stand up and cheer. And if you do have that “it” factor, you may just find yourself with a following. That’s the only way to truly survive in this game—with the help of the loot boxes dropped upon you by the generous benefactors watching from across the galaxy.
They call it Dungeon Crawler World. But for Carl, it’s anything but a game.
This is a seven book series Narrated by one of the best in the business Jeff Hayes.
There are now dramatized versions on Soundbooth Theater.com.
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