Best Jonathan Yanez Audiobooks

The best Jonathan Yanez audiobooks — 5 titles ranked by listening experience across Sci-Fi, Horror, averaging 3.94 ABR stars.

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Jonathan Yanez carves out a satisfying niche at the intersection of military sci-fi and supernatural horror, delivering fast-paced stories built for readers who want momentum above all else. His Orion Colony series follows colonists facing threats that are equal parts tactical and existential — tight, punchy chapters that pull you forward without wasted motion. The Hunters for Hire series, anchored by The Suck, swings into monster-hunting territory with a gruff, irreverent energy that leans into genre fun rather than away from it. Yanez writes like someone who trusts his readers to keep up — minimal hand-holding, maximum propulsion. Ray Porter's narration is a natural fit for this material, and the audiobook versions of the Orion books especially land well. If you like your sci-fi action-forward and your horror unambiguous, Yanez delivers.

Jonathan Yanez's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is Orion Colony, narrated by Ray Porter (3.85 ABR stars). Performed by Ray Porter, Steven Barnett. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

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    Orion Colony

    Orion Colony • Book 1

    by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 3.85 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.29 Audible (1.5K)
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    Humanity splits in half, with rebels earning passage on colony ships to distant worlds—but the real conflict begins once they arrive. Classic space colonization with modern political tension.

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    Orion Awakened

    Orion Colony • Book 3

    by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.05 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (581) ★ 4.57 Audible (951)
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    Mysterious infections spread through an alien forest while Dean uncovers ancient prophecies, with Ray Porter handling the sci-fi worldbuilding expertly.

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    Orion Protected

    Orion Colony • Book 4

    by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.05 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (507) ★ 4.58 Audible (805)
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    Dean faces his traumatic past while two species hang in the balance during unprecedented warfare in this fourth Orion Colony book. Ray Porter handles the military action and character development across multiple species conflicts.

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    Orion Uncharted

    Orion Colony • Book 2

    by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 3.97 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (706) ★ 4.47 Audible (811)
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    The Orion's crash scatters its crew across an alien world where local wildlife, supply shortages, and a mysterious unopenable door threaten survival. Dean and his friends must band together despite diminishing hope of ever returning home.

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    The Suck: A Supernatural Monster Hunt

    Hunters for Hire • Book 1

    by Jonathan Yanez

    Narrated by Steven Barnett

    ★ 3.79 ABR Score (128 ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Audible (128)
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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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