Best Shannon Mayer Audiobooks
Shannon Mayer built her reputation on Rylee Adamson, a paranormal fantasy series that tears through urban fantasy conventions with gleeful aggression. Rylee isn't a reluctant hero or a chosen-one archetype — she's a tracker who finds missing children in a world where monsters are real, and she's very good at getting hurt and getting back up. Mayer writes action with kinetic urgency, keeps the emotional stakes personal, and layers in enough romantic tension to satisfy readers who want heat alongside their blood. Blind Salvage and Veiled Threat show her at her best: momentum that doesn't let up, a heroine you trust to make hard calls, and a world that expands without losing coherence. The dramatized adaptations with full cast production give the series a different energy entirely. Readers who burned through Ilona Andrews or Patricia Briggs and need something with similar grit and pulse will find Mayer very much worth their time.
Where to Start with Shannon Mayer
- Best entry point → Elementally Priceless
- Start the Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] #0.25 series → Tracking Magic
- What fans keep coming back to → Blood of the Lost
- Highest rated by listeners → Guardian (Rylee Adamson #6.5 #6)
Best Shannon Mayer Audiobooks
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Blood of the Lost
Rylee Adamson • Book 10
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Colleen Delany, James Konicek, Karen Novack, Ken Jackson, Laura C. Harris, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Williams
★ 4.21 ABR Score (7.1K ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.77 Audible (57)More about this pick
Rylee's final salvage requires saving the entire world from Orion's deception in this epic series conclusion. The full cast production creates distinct voices for each character in this high-stakes finale.
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Guardian
Rylee Adamson #6.5 • Book 6
Narrated by Bradley Smith, Chris Davenport, Chris Genebach, Eric Messner, James Konicek, Jeff Baker, Karen Novack, Megan Poppy, Nora Achrati, Darius Johnson, Ian Russell
★ 4.16 ABR Score (4.3K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (4.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (53)More about this pick
Eleven narrators create genuine ensemble chemistry in this compact novella, making it feel less like a story and more like a full-cast audio drama.
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Elementally Priceless
Rylee Adamson #0.5
Narrated by Nora Achrati, Yasmin Tuazon, Donald Guzzi, Terence Aselford, David Jourdan, Chris Stinson, Christopher Williams, Nanette Savard, Kay Eluvian, Colleen Delany, Daniel Llaca
★ 4.05 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.5 Audible (86)More about this pick
Young Rylee's first tracking mission and an earth elemental's banishment story interweave to reveal destiny and forbidden power. The full cast production brings depth to this origin story prequel.
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Rylee Adamson: Alex (Dramatized Adaptation)
Rylee Adamson Novel • Book 5
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Karen Novack, Lise Bruneau, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Williams, Tanja Milojevic, Brandon Burton
★ 3.94 ABR Score (63 ratings)★ 4.67 Audible (63) - 5
Rising Darkness
Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 9
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Colleen Delany, James Konicek, Ken Jackson, Matthew Bassett, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Yasmin Tuazon, Darius Johnson, Christopher Williams
★ 3.83 ABR Score (81 ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (32) ★ 4.71 Audible (49)More about this pick
The full dramatized cast captures Tracker Rylee's final salvage mission before facing demon hordes in this climactic ninth series installment.
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Tracking Magic
Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] #0.25
Narrated by Andy Brownstein, Chris Genebach, Lise Bruneau, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Williams
★ 3.79 ABR Score (112 ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (40) ★ 4.43 Audible (72)More about this pick
Rylee's first case as a supernatural Tracker involves a missing girl and a demon's deadly artifact before mass killing begins. Full cast dramatization brings this urban fantasy prequel to vivid audio life.
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Rylee (Dramatized Adaptation)
Rylee Adamson Epilogues • Book 1
Narrated by Troy Allan, Jessica Threet, Marlon Dance-Hooi, Ken Jackson, full cast, Nora Achrati, R.J. Bayley, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Chris Genebach, Christopher Walker, Morgan Dalla Betta
★ 3.67 ABR Score (3 ratings)★ 4.67 Audible (3) - 8
Liam
The Rylee Adamson Epilogues [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 2
Narrated by full cast, Chris Genebach, Troy Allan, Dominique Salvacion, LaMont Ridgell, Lily Beacon, Karen Novack, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Steve Wannall, Bradley Foster Smith, Robb Moreira
★ 3.67 ABR Score (13 ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (8) ★ 4.8 Audible (5)More about this pick
Former FBI agent turned Guardian wolf shifter Liam protects three orphaned ogre triplets after the demon war ends. The full cast production captures the urban fantasy's ensemble dynamics.
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Lynchpin
The Rylee Adamson Epilogues [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 4
Narrated by full cast, Bradley Foster Smith, Ryan Dalusung, Peter Stanley, Nora Achrati, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Keith Richards, Chris Davenport, Megan Poppy, Nanette Savard, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Ryan Haugen
★ 3.64 ABR Score (10 ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (6) ★ 4.5 Audible (4)More about this pick
Alex the werewolf becomes the supernatural world's guardian after sacrificing himself in battle, exploring his new role as protector of the dimensional Veil in this dramatic fantasy.
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Pamela
The Rylee Adamson Epilogues [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 3
Narrated by full cast, Shanta Parasuraman, Niusha Nawab, Yenni Ann, Stewart Crank, Danielle Cohen, Andrew James Spooner, Julie-Ann Elliott, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby, Nora Achrati, Robb Moreira
★ 3.63 ABR Score (8 ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (5) ★ 4.67 Audible (3)More about this pick
Witch Pamela's desperate alliance with mysterious Raven gets full dramatic treatment as she faces supernatural darkness threatening her chosen family in this fantasy audio drama.