Best Seanan McGuire Audiobooks
Seanan McGuire writes at a velocity that shouldn't be possible without sacrificing quality — and yet the quality holds. She's best known for the Wayward Children series, portal fantasy novellas with a melancholy core, and InCryptid, a sprawling urban fantasy built around a family of cryptozoologists that reads like a love letter to monster fiction. McGuire's voice is wry and emotionally precise, her worldbuilding dense with internal logic and affectionate genre knowledge. She gravitates toward outsiders, found families, and the creatures that polite society would rather pretend don't exist. Her horror work, including contributions to Shadowed Souls, has genuine bite. Readers who want urban fantasy with real heart — and who don't mind a complicated, expanding mythology — will find her endlessly rewarding.
Where to Start with Seanan McGuire
- Best entry point → The Gods of H
- Best standalone → Hardboiled Horror
- Start the Gunnie Rose #0.0 - The Gunnie series → Unfettered II: New Tales
- What fans keep coming back to → Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
- Highest rated by listeners → Pocket Apocalypse (InCryptid #4)
Best Seanan McGuire Audiobooks
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Pocket Apocalypse
InCryptid • Book 4
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.10 ABR Score (7.9K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (7.0K) ★ 4.58 Audible (911)More about this pick
Alexander Price heads to Australia to help his girlfriend's family deal with a werewolf infestation that threatens the continent. Ray Porter perfectly balances the series' trademark snark with genuine supernatural dread.
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Half-Off Ragnarok
InCryptid • Book 3
Narrated by Ray Porter, Emily Bauer
★ 4.03 ABR Score (9.5K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (8.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (937)More about this pick
Alex Price's basilisk breeding program goes sideways when zoo employees start turning to stone, complicating both his work and his relationship with cryptozoologist Shelby. The dual narration by Porter and Bauer captures the series' blend of monster mayhem and family dynamics perfectly.
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Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
Wayward Children • Book 10
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
★ 4.02 ABR Score (9.6K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (9.5K) ★ 4.65 Audible (102)More about this pick
Nadya navigates tidal rivers and impossible ships while searching for belonging in this latest Wayward Children adventure. The story explores family, disability, and finding your place across worlds.
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Unfettered III: New Tales
The Chathrand Voyage #Thasha's cure for cabin fever • Book 3
by Shawn Speakman, Tad Williams, Naomi Novik, Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, David Anthony Durham, Callie Bates, Jason Denzel, Carrie Vaughn, Deborah A. Wolf, Anna Stephens, Patrick Swenson, Ramon Terrell, Peter Orullian, Terry Brooks, Lev Grossman, Seanan McGuire, Delilah S. Dawson, Mark Lawrence, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Todd Lockwood, Cat Rambo, Robert V.S. Redick, Ken Scholes, Scott Sigler, Anna Smith Spark, Marc Turner
Narrated by Khristine Hvam, Natasha Soudek, Mark Bramhall, Michael Page, Vikas Adam, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Andrew Wincott, Luke Daniels, Brian Nishii
★ 3.84 ABR Score (779 ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (571) ★ 4.37 Audible (208)More about this pick
This charity anthology features stories from fantasy's biggest names, with multiple narrators bringing each author's unique voice to life.
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The Gods of H
by Rachel Caine, Seanan McGuire, Laird Barron, Jonathan Maberry, James A Moore, Christopher Golden, Erin J French, David Liss
Narrated by David Stifel, uncredited
★ 3.84 ABR Score (603 ratings)★ 4.29 Audible (603) - 6
Unfettered II: New Tales
Gunnie Rose #0.0 - The Gunnie
by Shawn Speakman, Naomi Novik, Brandon Sanderson, Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Michael J. Sullivan, Janny Wurts, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Mark Lawrence, Seanan McGuire, Peter Orullian, Aidan Moher, Erin Lindsey, John A. Pitts, Anthony Ryan, Scott Sigler, Django Wexler, Rachel Caine, Sarah Beth Durst, David Farland, Terry Brooks
Narrated by Sarah Coomes, Michael Kramer, Emily Woo Zeller, Nick Podehl, Erin Mallon, Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 3.78 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.25 Audible (340)More about this pick
Twenty-one fantasy heavyweights contribute original stories to this charity anthology, creating a sampler that showcases the genre's current masters across multiple narrative styles.
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METAtropolis: Green Space
METAtropolis • Book 3
by Jay Lake, Tobias S. Buckell, Mary Robinette Kowal, Ken Scholes, Dion Graham, Robin Miles, Mark Boyett, Scott Brick, Allyson Johnson, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Jennifer Van Dyck, Jonathan Davis, Elizabeth Bear, Karl Schroeder, Seanan McGuire
Narrated by Dion Graham, Robin Miles, Mark Boyett, Scott Brick, Allyson Johnson, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Jennifer Van Dyck, Jonathan Davis
★ 3.75 ABR Score (972 ratings)★ 3.75 Goodreads (354) ★ 4.28 Audible (618)More about this pick
Multiple narrators guide you through humanity's 22nd-century evolution after the Green Crash, where everyone joins an interconnected 'Internet of things.' Each voice brings distinct perspective to this sprawling anthology.
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Unbound
Annwn Cycle #The Dead's Revenant • Book 1
by Shawn Speakman, Terry Brooks, Seanan McGuire, Mark Lawrence, Anthony Ryan, Tim Marquitz, Brian Staveley, Michael J. Sullivan, John Marco, Peter Orullian, Kat Richardson, Sam Sykes, Kristen Britain, Mazarkis Williams, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Harry Connolly, Delilah S. Dawson, David Anthony Durham, Jason M. Hough, Mary Robinette Kowal, Joe Abercrombie
Narrated by Dick Hill, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Nick Podehl, Allyson Johnson, Christian Rodska, Emily Bauer
★ 3.74 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.13 Audible (246)More about this pick
Twenty-three fantasy authors contribute unrestrained tales without thematic constraints in this genre celebration. The six-narrator ensemble including Tim Gerard Reynolds and Nick Podehl brings remarkable variety to each story.
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Hardboiled Horror
by Jonathan Maberry, Heather Graham, Kevin J. Anderson, Rachel Caine, Scott Sigler, Seanan McGuire, Alethea Kontis, Josh Malerman, Chris Ryall, Jim Beard, Jon McGoran, Jacopo della Quercia, Dana Fredsti, John Gilstrap, Nancy Holder, Max Allan Collins, Matthew V. Clemens
Narrated by Dan John Miller, Karin Allers
★ 3.61 ABR Score (226 ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (124) ★ 4.04 Audible (102)More about this pick
Dan John Miller and Karin Allers share duties across seventeen stories blending detective noir with supernatural terror. Their contrasting styles suit different tales of private eyes hunting otherworldly threats.
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Carniepunk
Hell on Earth #4.7
by Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman, Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne, Mark Henry, Jaye Wells, Allison Pang, Hillary Jacques, Jennifer Estep, Kelly Meding, Nicole Peeler, Jackie Kessler, Kelly Gay, Seanan McGuire
Narrated by Candace Thaxton, Kirby Heyborne
★ 3.55 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)★ 3.64 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 3.91 Audible (267)More about this pick
Traveling carnivals hide supernatural secrets in this urban fantasy anthology from Rachel Caine, Jennifer Estep, and Kevin Hearne. Candace Thaxton and Kirby Heyborne capture each author's distinct voice perfectly.
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Shadowed Souls
The Dresden Files #14.5 - Cold Case • Book 14
by Jim Butcher, Kerrie L. Hughes, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, Rob Thurman, Tanya Huff, Kat Richardson, Jim C. Hines, Anton Strout, Lucy A. Snyder, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Erik Scott de Bie
Narrated by Jim Butcher, Julia Whelan, Emily Rankin, Justine Eyre, David de Vries, Mia Barron, Jon Lindstrom, Sumalee Montano, Mozhan Marnò, Karissa Vacker, MacLeod Andrews
★ 3.47 ABR Score (7.0K ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 3.86 Audible (2.3K)More about this pick
Multiple narrators including Jim Butcher himself guide you through dark urban fantasy tales that blur moral lines across supernatural worlds. The ensemble cast matches each story's unique voice perfectly.