Fantasy tales were the original audiobooks, after all.

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Before printed pages and Kindles what have you, humans of old would gather round the hearth fire at the mead hall and listen to stories. The original tale of Beowulf was sung by bards who memorized the whole damn plot and would regale the Viking hero’s exploits to spellbound townsfolk. Considering that most of them couldn’t read anyway, this arrangement suited them just find. But you (I assume) CAN read. The question is, why would you want to when you can listen to 10 of the best fantasy’s books on Audible? That’s where this list comes in to play.

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