Best Brian Holsopple Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Brian Holsopple — 5 titles spanning Self-Help, Sci-Fi, Biography & Memoir, Fantasy, averaging 4.11 ABR stars.

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Brian Holsopple has a voice that shifts registers without effort — grounded and authoritative when narrating Jon Knokey's Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of American Leadership, then fluid and propulsive across the serialized thriller episodes of Yesterday's Gone. That range across genres — self-help, sci-fi, biography, fantasy — is his calling card. His delivery of As a Man Thinketh captures the quiet gravity of classic motivational writing without tipping into pomposity, while the Yesterday's Gone series demands something more urgent and character-driven, and he handles both asks convincingly. Holsopple suits listeners who want a narrator who doesn't call attention to himself — steady, clear, never scenery-chewing — but who keeps you anchored in whatever world the author has built. If you're exploring serialized fiction or narrative nonfiction and want a voice that trusts the material, he's a reliable guide.

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    As a Man Thinketh

    by James Allen

    Narrated by Brian Holsopple

    ★ 4.59 ABR Score (109.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (97.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (12.3K)
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    Allen's brief treatise argues that thoughts directly shape circumstances and character in this foundational self-help text. Brian Holsopple's clear delivery suits the philosophical yet practical wisdom.

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    Yesterday's Gone: Season Six

    Yesterday's Gone • Book 16

    by Sean Platt, David W. Wright

    Narrated by Scott Aiello, Cassandra Campbell, Tamara Marston, Brian Holsopple, Em Eldridge, Ray Chase, James Patrick Cronin, Christopher Gebauer, Chris Patton, Adam Verner, Tara Sands, John Wray, R.C. Bray

    ★ 4.15 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (488) ★ 4.78 Audible (688)
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    The horror sci-fi series concludes as scattered survivors return home to face something worse than the Darkness that consumed humanity. Thirteen narrators including R.C. Bray and Scott Aiello guide listeners through this apocalyptic finale.

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    Yesterday's Gone: Season Two

    Yesterday's Gone #Episodes 7-12 • Book 7

    by Sean Platt, David W. Wright

    Narrated by Ray Chase, R.C. Bray, Brian Holsopple, Chris Patton, Maxwell Glick, Tamara Marston

    ★ 4.08 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.54 Audible (2.0K)
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    Post-apocalyptic survivors grapple with mysterious islands and sinister forces after nearly everyone vanished on October 15th. The multi-narrator cast creates distinct voices for each character's desperate journey.

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    Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of American Leadership

    by Jon Knokey

    Narrated by Brian Holsopple

    ★ 4.00 ABR Score (324 ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (159) ★ 4.79 Audible (165)
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    Roosevelt's transformation from unlikely leader to world-changing president unfolds through detailed character study in this comprehensive leadership biography.

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    Unbound II: Tales

    Unbound • Book 2

    by Shawn Speakman - editor

    Narrated by James Fouhey, Anna Smith Spark, Vivienne Leheny, Scott Brick, Natasha Soudek, Brian Holsopple, Adenrele Ojo, Ellen Archer, Travis Baldree, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Laura Horowitz, Hillary Huber

    ★ 3.72 ABR Score (7 ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Audible (7)
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    Seventeen original stories span genres freely, including a Dune tale by Brian Herbert, with multiple narrators bringing each unique vision to life.

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