Best Hunter Blain Audiobooks
Hunter Blain builds long-running urban fantasy with a sharp comedic edge and genuine momentum — the kind of series where you finish book one and immediately need the next. The Preternatural Chronicles, which kicks off with I'm Glad You're Dead, blends supernatural creatures, fast-paced action, and irreverent humor into something that feels closer to a binge-worthy TV show than traditional fantasy. Blain writes with wit and propulsive pacing, keeping the stakes high without taking things too seriously. The Chronos Paradox series, starting with Wielding an Hourglass, shows a different gear — tighter, more thriller-inflected, with time travel used as genuine plot machinery rather than backdrop. Luke Daniels narrates much of the audiobook catalog, and it's a natural pairing: Daniels' energy matches Blain's tone perfectly. Readers who want escapist genre fiction that doesn't drag will find a lot to like here.
Where to Start with Hunter Blain
- Best entry point → I'm Glad You're Dead: Preternatural Chronicles Book 1 (The Preternatural Chronicles)
- Start The Chronos Paradox series → Wielding an Hourglass: A Time Travel Thriller (The Chronos Paradox Book 1)
- What fans keep coming back to → The Preternatural Chronicles: Books 0.5-3.5: Preternatural Chronicles Boxsets
Best Hunter Blain Audiobooks
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I'm Glad You're Dead: Preternatural Chronicles Book 1 (The Preternatural Chronicles)
The Preternatural Chronicles • Book 1
by Hunter Blain
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.94 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.35 Audible (954)More about this pick
John Cook becomes a vampire in medieval times but gets stuck with five centuries of pop culture misconceptions about his condition. Luke Daniels captures the sardonic humor perfectly.
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Blood and Thunder: Preternatural Chronicles Book 11 (The Preternatural Chronicles)
The Preternatural Chronicles • Book 11
by Hunter Blain
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.93 ABR Score (199 ratings)★ 4.6 Goodreads (129) ★ 4.7 Audible (70)More about this pick
John crosses the point of no return as darkness infects his heart while he struggles to save everyone he loves from eternal nothingness. Luke Daniels captures the internal battle between heroism and corruption.
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The Preternatural Chronicles: Books 0.5-3.5: Preternatural Chronicles Boxsets
The Preternatural Chronicles
by Hunter Blain
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.88 ABR Score (316 ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (68) ★ 4.47 Audible (248)More about this pick
John Cook's life began when his heart stopped beating, trading mortality for an immortal diet he didn't fully understand. Daniels guides listeners through four books of undead adventures that mix medieval prisons, interesting inmates, and vampire transformations.
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Wielding an Hourglass: A Time Travel Thriller (The Chronos Paradox Book 1)
The Chronos Paradox • Book 1
by Hunter Blain
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.72 ABR Score (149 ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (85) ★ 4.36 Audible (64)More about this pick
Andrew Frost returns from a fifteen-minute store run to find his family murdered—now he'll use time travel to stop their killer.
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Sands of Time: A Time Travel Thriller (The Chronos Paradox)
The Chronos Paradox • Book 2
by Hunter Blain
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.69 ABR Score (62 ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (22) ★ 4.67 Audible (40)More about this pick
Father Andrew Frost teams up with his future self to prevent his daughter's existence from collapsing reality in this time-twisting sequel.