I've heard that the narrator for Name of the Wind audiobook was excellent, so if you don't want to tear your hair out in frustration with that "likely to never be completed" series, you can try to find other books narrated by him.
I'm not seeing anything by Brandon Sanderson on your list, so if you are looking for "consistently recommended" books then that would be anything by Sanderson. Mistborn is the standard starting point for his books.