Best Nick Cole Audiobooks

The best Nick Cole audiobooks — 14 titles ranked by listening experience across Sci-Fi, averaging 4.13 ABR stars.

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Nick Cole writes military sci-fi with the bones of pulp action and the heart of something rawer. He's best known for Galaxy's Edge, co-written with Jason Anspach — a propulsive, kinetic series that drops soldiers into a far-future conflict where the politics are cynical, the combat is brutal, and the camaraderie feels earned. Legionnaire established the template: lean, fast prose that never lingers when it should move, and characters defined by what they do under pressure rather than who they are at rest. The Tyrus Rechs spinoff digs deeper into the setting's mythology with a harder, more mercenary edge. Cole writes for readers who want action that matters — not just choreography, but stakes. If you like your sci-fi gritty, propulsive, and uninterested in sentiment for its own sake, Galaxy's Edge is the series to start with.

Nick Cole's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is Legionnaire, narrated by R.C. Bray (4.26 ABR stars). Performed by R.C. Bray, Ray Porter, Mark Boyett. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

Where to Start with Nick Cole

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    Legionnaire

    Galaxy's Edge • Book 1

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.26 ABR Score (29.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4.53 Audible (20.7K)
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    Victory Company gets ambushed deep in enemy territory, leaving survivors stranded on a hostile alien world. R.C. Bray's military delivery perfectly captures the desperate combat and soldier camaraderie.

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    Galaxy's Edge, Part III

    Galaxy's Edge #5-6 • Book 6

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.42 ABR Score (9.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (301) ★ 4.83 Audible (8.8K)
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    R.C. Bray commands the chaos as Captain Chhun's Dark Ops squad reunites with Wraith to stop the Black Fleet from claiming crucial shipyards.

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    Requiem for Medusa

    Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 1

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.33 ABR Score (5.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.69 Audible (4.6K)
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    Ray Porter channels Tyrus Rechs' cold fury as he hunts the killers who thought they could murder her and escape justice in the lawless Reach.

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    Galaxy's Edge Part VI: Takeover (Galaxy's Edge Series, 6)

    Galaxy's Edge • Book 15

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.17 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (110) ★ 4.67 Audible (4.0K)
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    Former legionnaire Carter and Navy spy Bowie take a private contract on planet Kublar as the galaxy rebuilds from war. Porter's commanding narration fits the military sci-fi perfectly.

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    Chasing the Dragon

    Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 2

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.36 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (934) ★ 4.76 Audible (3.1K)
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    Everyone wants the Dragon dead, but bounty hunter Tyrus Rechs takes the contract as a favor—though killing isn't necessarily his plan.

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    Madame Guillotine

    Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 3

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.35 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (634) ★ 4.81 Audible (2.8K)
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    Military science fiction at its finest: lone marine sniper versus an entire planet of hostile riots to save captured legionnaires, with Ray Porter's commanding performance driving every tactical decision.

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    Stryker's War

    Order of the Centurion • Book 3

    by Josh Hayes, Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.20 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (635) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.6K)
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    Stryker Company replaces demoralized marines on a mining world where the enemy prefers sabotage and ambushes to direct confrontation. Ray Porter's military gravitas perfectly matches these legionnaires facing an unconventional war.

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    Banshee's Last Scream

    Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations #0.5 • Book 3

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.14 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (125) ★ 4.81 Audible (945)
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    Bounty hunter Tyrus Rechs investigates a legionnaire's suspicious death only to uncover massive corruption protecting sinister plots. Ray Porter delivers this tight prequel novella with his signature intensity in under two hours.

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    The Wanted

    Galaxy's Edge • Book 19

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Mark Boyett

    4.17 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.6 Goodreads (495) ★ 4.66 Audible (875)
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    Galaxy's Edge enters The Troubles, a chaotic period where successive crises spiral the Republic toward collapse. Mark Boyett captures the escalating desperation as the galaxy spins beyond anyone's control.

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    Galactic Outlaws

    Galaxy's Edge • Book 2

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    3.96 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.61 Audible (74)
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    Wraith goes undercover as smuggler Captain Keel, operating on the galaxy's lawless edges where right and wrong blur beyond recognition. R.C. Bray's gritty performance perfectly matches this morally complex space opera.

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    Turning Point

    Galaxy's Edge • Book 8

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    3.90 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 5 Audible (2)
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    The Legion initiates Article Nineteen to reset galactic corruption while facing zhee extremists and total war across the galaxy. R.C. Bray continues his commanding narration of this space military saga's escalating political and combat tensions.

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    Sword of the Legion

    Galaxy's Edge • Book 6

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    3.88 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 5 Audible (2)
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    Captain Chhun's Dark Ops squad reunites with Wraith to deny Goth Sullus crucial shipyards, but their mission spirals beyond control. R.C. Bray's commanding performance amplifies the military precision and escalating stakes.

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    Kill Team

    Galaxy's Edge • Book 3

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    3.85 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 3 Audible (2)
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    Legion survivors form an elite assassination squad to hunt those responsible for the Kublar disaster. R.C. Bray commands this military science fiction with his signature intensity.

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    Attack of Shadows

    Galaxy's Edge • Book 4

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    3.80 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4 Audible (1)
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    Goth Sullus launches his surprise assault on the Republic as the 7th Fleet and Legion mount desperate resistance against overwhelming odds. R.C. Bray's tactical narration captures both space battles and ground combat with military precision.

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