Best Paula Goodlett Audiobooks

The best Paula Goodlett audiobooks — 5 titles ranked by listening experience across Sci-Fi, averaging 3.89 ABR stars.

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Paula Goodlett built her reputation in the sprawling collaborative sandbox of Eric Flint's 1632 Universe, where a West Virginia town lands in the middle of the Thirty Years' War and rewrites European history from the ground up. Her contributions — including 1636: The Kremlin Games and 1636: The Viennese Waltz — push the action east and southeast, away from the series' German heartland and into territories most alt-history writers wouldn't bother mapping. Goodlett's writing is politically textured and economically literate, comfortable tracing how modern ideas about trade, diplomacy, and governance collide with 17th-century power structures. She doesn't simplify the chaos — she leans into it. George Guidall's narration suits her dense, procedural style well. Readers who love alternate history with real geopolitical weight, and who want their counterfactuals to do the homework, will find her work deeply satisfying.

Paula Goodlett's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is 1636: The Kremlin Games, narrated by George Guidall (3.94 ABR stars). Performed by George Guidall. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

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    1636: The Kremlin Games

    Assiti Shards • Book 13

    by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 3.94 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.56 Audible (337)
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    A Grantville resident helps modernize 17th-century Russia but must navigate deadly court politics and cultural barriers that could cost him his life. George Guidall captures the historical intrigue beautifully.

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    1636: The Viennese Waltz

    Assiti Shards • Book 17

    by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 3.94 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (874) ★ 4.6 Audible (210)
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    Modern Americans transplanted to the Thirty Years' War navigate 17th-century European politics with 20th-century knowledge. George Guidall's measured narration suits the deliberate political maneuvering and cultural clashes.

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    1637: The Volga Rules

    1632 Universe/Ring of Fire • Book 19

    by Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, Gorg Huff

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 3.96 ABR Score (861 ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (667) ★ 4.66 Audible (194)
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    Five years after Grantville's arrival in 1632, American ideals of freedom and revolution spread to Mother Russia with world-changing consequences.

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    1638: The Sovereign States

    by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 3.82 ABR Score (323 ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (291) ★ 4.69 Audible (32)
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    Russia struggles between constitutional monarchy and federal power while external forces threaten stability. George Guidall's authoritative voice suits the political intrigue and historical complexity perfectly.

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    1637: The Coast of Chaos

    1632 Universe/Ring of Fire • Book 38

    by Eric Flint; Gorg Huff; Paula Goodlett, Paula Goodlett, Gorg Huff

    Narrated by George Guidall

    ★ 3.81 ABR Score (342 ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (309) ★ 4.52 Audible (33)
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    New stories explore what happens when more of the New World falls into the Ring of Fire's temporal displacement. George Guidall's familiar voice guides listeners through fresh alternate history.

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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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