8 Audiobooks Like Fourth Wing

If you tore through Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and now feel a little empty, you are in the right place. Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean series hit a specific sweet spot: deadly stakes, a brutal war college, a sharp-tongued heroine, an enemies-to-lovers slow burn, and real heat. These eight audiobooks scratch the same itch in different ways. For the wider genre, see our guide to romantasy audiobooks.

What made Fourth Wing work

Before the list, it helps to name the appeal: high-stakes danger, a competitive or military setting, a guarded heroine, a brooding love interest who is the enemy (or close to it), banter, and spice that earns its place. The picks below deliver some combination of those.

8 audiobooks like Fourth Wing

• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. The obvious next step: fae politics, a slow-burn romance, and an arc that gets seriously steamy. The genre's cornerstone.
• From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout. A forbidden guard, a chosen heroine, fast pacing, and plenty of heat.
• The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. A deadly tournament, a vampire love interest, and a competition-driven slow burn.
• Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. A cutthroat magical school, bullying-to-lovers tension, and a long, addictive series.
• The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen. A warrior princess, a marriage of convenience, and enemies-to-lovers at its finest.
• Powerless by Lauren Roberts. A powerless heroine in a deadly competition among the gifted, with a forbidden romance.
• Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin. A witch and a witch-hunter bound together against their will. Crackling banter.
• Crescent City (House of Earth and Blood) by Sarah J. Maas. A bigger, modern-fantasy world with a mystery and a famously slow-burning romance.

Heat levels range from simmering to explicit across these, so check a content note if spice level matters to you.

Why these hit harder in audio

Dragon stakes, war colleges, and enemies-to-lovers tension all benefit from a narrator who can carry the danger and the banter. Hearing a barbed exchange or a held breath makes the slow burn land in your chest. If you have only read these on the page, the audio versions are worth the relisten. For more on the trope at the center of it all, see enemies to lovers.

When you want the heat without the wait

Part of why Fourth Wing works is the charged, story-first intimacy. If that is what you are really chasing, audio erotica delivers it directly: original, narrated, sound-designed scenes built around exactly that tension. Our guide to what audio erotica is explains the format.

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Evara is an audio erotica app built for grown-ups who love story-driven heat: original series, professional narration, and cinematic sound design, with mood-based discovery for the slow burns and enemies-to-lovers tension you came for. It is free to download. Open Evara and find your next obsession.

Frequently asked questions

What should I read after Fourth Wing?

Great next listens include A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout, and The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. All share Fourth Wing's mix of high stakes, enemies-to-lovers tension, and spice.

What makes a book similar to Fourth Wing?

The Fourth Wing formula is high-stakes danger (often a competition or military setting), a guarded heroine, a brooding enemy-turned-love-interest, sharp banter, and heat that earns its place. Books that combine several of those scratch the same itch.

Are these audiobooks spicy?

Spice levels vary from simmering to explicit across the list, so it is worth checking a content note if heat level matters to you. Several, like ACOTAR and From Blood and Ash, get genuinely steamy as their series progress.