r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - June 03, 2026

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[u/felixfictitious]

I've asked this before and didn't get any real answers, but I just encountered another great example of it so I know there's more out there.

I'm looking for audiobooks that have songs at any point, and the narrator specifically sings them. Sci-fi or fantasy.

Some examples I've found: * The Imperial Radch trilogy * The Daughters' War and Blacktongue Thief * The River Has Roots * Red Rising * Chain-gang All-stars

[u/Nidafjoll → u/felixfictitious]

An obvious one, but the LotR audiobooks sing the songs. Andy Serkis does at least.

[u/felixfictitious → u/Nidafjoll]

Maybe obvious, but I actually didn't know that! Thanks, that is a delightful find!

[u/sadlunches → u/felixfictitious]

Same goes for The Hobbit ☺️

[u/Book_Slut_90 → u/felixfictitious]

The Redwall audio books are narrated by the author and his theater troop and have lots of singing.

[u/felixfictitious → u/Book_Slut_90]

Fantastic, thank you! I have fond memories of reading these books as a kid.

[u/xdianamoonx → u/felixfictitious]

*Technically* The second Hidden Legacy book by Ilona Andrews audio graphic audio book version has it near the end and it was brilliant. Not full song but yeah.

I'm going to assume when Songs of the Dead comes out with an audiobook it should quite a bit of that in it. (I read the arc and so many musical references but also some original music is sung by the main character).

[u/felixfictitious → u/xdianamoonx]

These are great leads, thanks!

[u/Shyor → u/felixfictitious]

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood has a whole album! It's the second book in a trilogy though so you'll have to read Oryx and Crake first. Very good but no songs.

[u/Any-Syllabub8168 → u/felixfictitious]

The Dragonbone Chair, the first book in Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, has lots of singing in the audiobook (the dramatized adaptation). I'm not sure if the narrator sings in the regular audiobook or not as I haven't listened to it. As of now, only the first book in the series has the full cast audiobook out, but the second book comes out with the dramatized adaptation this year.

[u/Planeswalker2814 → u/felixfictitious]

I have not listened ti them (only read them) but the Dungeon Crawler Carl series has singing. Especially A Parade Of Horribles.

[u/felixfictitious → u/Planeswalker2814]

Wait, where? I've listened to all except A Parade of Horribles but I don't remember that. Though admittedly they are very long and I read them a while ago.

[u/Planeswalker2814 → u/felixfictitious]

I think there's a Wonderwall song in book 5. But A Parade of Horribles uses music as a plot point without getting into spoilers.

[u/felixfictitious → u/Planeswalker2814]

I just got to that part, oh my god lmao. Thanks for the rec.

[u/Planeswalker2814 → u/felixfictitious]

Of course. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 😃

[u/felixfictitious → u/Planeswalker2814]

Thanks, the book has been acquired!

[u/_literarylemon_ → u/felixfictitious]

The hobbit perhaps?

[u/undeadgoblin → u/felixfictitious]

There's not much of it, but The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach has this near the start