Best John G. Hartness Audiobooks

The best John G. Hartness audiobooks — 8 titles ranked by listening experience across Fantasy, averaging 4.00 ABR stars.

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John G. Hartness carved out a niche that almost no one else occupies: Southern-fried monster hunting comedy, delivered with the conviction of someone who genuinely loves both NASCAR and necromancers. His Bubba the Monster Hunter series — anchored in a world where good ol' boys deal with vampires between shifts at the Waffle House — runs on wry, fast-talking humor and a surprisingly warm heart. Titles like Grits, Guns, & Glory and Scattered, Smothered, and Chunked signal exactly the tone you're getting: gleefully pulpy, self-aware, and never boring. Hartness writes with a loose, conversational energy that feels like an audiobook even on the page, which explains why the series translates so well to narrators like John Solo and Cassandra Myles. Readers who want urban fantasy that doesn't take itself seriously — but still delivers genuine stakes and character — will find Hartness hard to put down.

John G. Hartness's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is Bubba the Monster Hunter: Books 1-3, narrated by John Solo (4.12 ABR stars). Performed by John Solo, Andrew McFerrin, Cassandra Myles, Cal Wembly. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

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    Bubba the Monster Hunter: Books 1-3

    Bubba the Monster Hunter • Book 1

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 4.12 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Audible (1.6K)
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    Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 4

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 4.20 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (250) ★ 4.8 Audible (829)
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    Four novellas follow Bubba the Monster Hunter's chaotic journey through Fairyland to rescue his kidnapped sister he never knew existed from magical threats.

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    Scattered, Smothered, and Chunked

    Bubba the Monster Hunter • Book 1

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by Andrew McFerrin

    ★ 4.02 ABR Score (803 ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Audible (803)
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    Grits, Guns, & Glory

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 2

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 3.96 ABR Score (892 ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (413) ★ 4.47 Audible (479)
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    A redneck monster hunter tackles his biggest problem yet: family drama mixed with supernatural chaos across nine collected episodes.

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    Blood, Sweat, & Tears

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 5

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (441 ratings)
    ★ 4.61 Goodreads (145) ★ 4.83 Audible (296)
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    Bubba's back from Fairyland to find himself fired and needing a day job—John Solo captures every bit of supernatural redneck charm in this hilarious return.

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    Wine, Women, & Song

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 3

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 4.05 ABR Score (627 ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (303) ★ 4.67 Audible (324)
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    John Solo captures Bubba's monster-hunting adventures with perfect Southern charm as the redneck hero faces inter-dimensional travel and guitar-solo-worthy battles.

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    Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Novellas • Book 26

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 3.78 ABR Score (88 ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (71) ★ 4.41 Audible (17)
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    Music legends guide Bubba through past, present, and future to save music from Auto-Tune Hell itself. Solo's narration captures the absurdity as our hero gets beaten up by a little girl while trying to rescue country music.

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    Shingles Audio Collection

    Shingles Audio Collections • Book 1

    by Authors and Dragons, Cassandra Myles, Cal Wembly, Robert Bevan, Rick Gualtieri, John G. Hartness, Drew Hayes, Steve Wetherell

    Narrated by Cassandra Myles, Cal Wembly

    ★ 3.77 ABR Score (119 ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (101) ★ 4.33 Audible (18)
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    Cassandra Myles and Cal Wembly bring distinct energy to six horror comedy stories featuring young protagonists Sarah and Tommy. Their performances capture both the absurd humor and genuine scares.

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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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