Best Brian Andrews Audiobooks

The best Brian Andrews audiobooks — 16 titles ranked by listening experience across Thriller, Literature & Fiction, averaging 4.47 ABR stars.

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Brian Andrews brings authenticity that most military thriller writers can only fake. Writing alongside Jeffrey Wilson, Andrews draws on real special operations experience to fuel the Tier One series — books that follow former Navy SEAL John Dempsey through missions where the tradecraft feels less like plot device and more like hard-won knowledge. The prose is kinetic and precise: short chapters, clean action, tactical detail that grounds the tension without slowing it down. When Andrews and Wilson took on the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan Universe with titles like Tom Clancy Act of Defiance and Tom Clancy Defense Protocol, they proved they could handle the weight of that legacy — matching Clancy's geopolitical scope while keeping the pace modern. Readers who want military fiction that earns its authority rather than borrowing it will find Andrews essential.

Brian Andrews's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is War Shadows, narrated by Ray Porter (4.69 ABR stars). Performed by Ray Porter, Scott Brick, Julia Whelan. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

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    War Shadows

    Tier One • Book 2

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.69 ABR Score (17.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (7.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (10.0K)
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    Ray Porter's commanding performance drives this globe-spanning thriller where ex-SEAL John Dempsey hunts a decade-old enemy across three continents.

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    Tier One

    Tier One • Book 1

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.44 ABR Score (31.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (15.7K) ★ 4.52 Audible (16.1K)
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    Ray Porter's narration captures Dempsey's transformation from elite SEAL Jack Kemper into a covert operative navigating moral ambiguity in the war on terror.

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    Crusader One

    Tier One • Book 3

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.71 ABR Score (13.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (5.4K) ★ 4.79 Audible (8.0K)
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    John Dempsey faces his most personal mission yet when terrorism strikes Israeli intelligence, threatening everything he's sworn to protect. Ray Porter's commanding performance matches the relentless pace perfectly.

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    Sons of Valor II: Violence of Action

    Sons of Valor • Book 2

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.73 ABR Score (7.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.6 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.9 Audible (5.0K)
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    Tier One Navy SEALs hunt the legendary Lion of Ramadi sniper who's targeting American operators with deadly precision. Ray Porter's military thriller narration captures the tactical intensity and brotherhood among these elite warriors.

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    Sons of Valor III: War Machine

    The Sons of Valor Series • Book 3

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.78 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.9 Audible (3.0K)
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    Spezialeinheit Tier One

    Tier One • Book 1

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.60 ABR Score (18.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (15.7K) ★ 4.88 Audible (3.1K)
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    Ray Porter's German-language performance maintains the intensity of this Navy SEAL thriller as John Dempsey transitions from military precision to shadowy espionage work.

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    Ember

    Tier One • Book 8

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.64 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.64 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.84 Audible (2.4K)
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    Geopolitical chaos meets precision action thriller as John Dempsey navigates a collapsing Russia and scrambling power brokers. Ray Porter's commanding performance anchors this eighth Tier One installment with the gravitas needed for international intrigue.

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    The Adversary

    The Tier One Thrillers • Book 9

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.62 ABR Score (2.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.73 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.92 Audible (1.7K)
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    John Dempsey faces uncertainty as a new president investigates his predecessor's assassination and Task Force Ember lacks direction. Porter captures the paranormal elements creeping into military thriller territory.

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    Sons of Valor IV: False Flag

    The Sons of Valor Series • Book 4

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.65 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.85 Audible (1.8K)
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    Four Minutes

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.36 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.64 Audible (2.2K)
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    Special Operations Chief Tyler Brooks gets access to technology that removes uncertainty about the future, changing warfare forever. Ray Porter's tactical delivery heightens the techno-thriller tension.

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    Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

    Jack Ryan • Book 19

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Tom Clancy

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.63 ABR Score (9.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.6 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (1.7K)
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    Russia deploys a mysterious naval superweapon while their land forces crumble, leaving President Jack Ryan scrambling for answers. Scott Brick's commanding performance suits the high-stakes political thriller perfectly.

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    Reset

    by Brian Andrews

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 3.94 ABR Score (5.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.18 Audible (4.1K)
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    Sergeant Michael Pitcher discovers an impossible object in the Afghan mountains that rewrites everything he knows about reality and the human mind.

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    Tom Clancy Defense Protocol

    Jack Ryan Universe • Book 40

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Tom Clancy

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.58 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (6.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (1.2K)
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    President Ryan's slip of the tongue threatens to spark war over Taiwan in this high-stakes political thriller. The tension builds through backroom diplomacy and military posturing across the Pacific.

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    Tom Clancy Executive Power

    Jack Ryan • Book 21

    by Jeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews, Tom Clancy

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.65 Audible (557)
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    Kyle Ryan goes missing during an African coup, forcing his family to confront their political differences while searching for answers. Scott Brick handles the family drama alongside international intrigue expertly.

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    Scars

    Tier One Origins • Book 1

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (811 ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (708) ★ 4.96 Audible (103)
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    Before John Dempsey, there was Navy SEAL Jack Kemper facing Mahmood Bin Jabbar in Iraq and earning his iconic serpentine scar. Porter's intensity perfectly matches this origin story revealing how Dempsey became the Tier One operative fans know.

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    The Equestrian: A Short Story

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    ★ 3.51 ABR Score (15 ratings)
    ★ 4.67 Goodreads (6) ★ 4.44 Audible (9)
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How We Rank Audiobooks

Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

Rankings update periodically as new ratings come in and new titles are added to the collection.

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