Best Chris Davenport Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Chris Davenport — 6 titles spanning Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, averaging 3.86 ABR stars.

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Chris Davenport has built a quiet reputation in urban fantasy through his work on Shannon Mayer's Rylee Adamson series — Guardian, Veiled Threat, Stitched, Wounded — where his voice carries the kind of grounded, no-nonsense grit that suits a monster-hunting protagonist navigating a world that keeps trying to kill her. He reads action and tension well, without the theatrical overreach that sinks lesser narrators in the genre. Beyond Mayer's world, he shows up in dramatically different territory: the pulpy western violence of .45-Caliber Fury and the sweeping secondary-world fantasy of Michael Moorcock's Corum saga, The Oak and the Ram. That range — from gutter-level noir to mythic fantasy — is his real calling card. Listeners who like their audiobooks lean and propulsive, with a narrator who trusts the material rather than performing it, will find Davenport a reliable presence across whatever genre he's working in.

Where to Start with Chris Davenport

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    Guardian

    Rylee Adamson #6.5 • Book 6

    by Shannon Mayer

    Narrated by Bradley Smith, Chris Davenport, Chris Genebach, Eric Messner, James Konicek, Jeff Baker, Karen Novack, Megan Poppy, Nora Achrati, Darius Johnson, Ian Russell

    ★ 4.16 ABR Score (4.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (4.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (53)
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    Eleven narrators create genuine ensemble chemistry in this compact novella, making it feel less like a story and more like a full-cast audio drama.

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    Drumindor (Dramatized Adaptation): The Riyria Chronicles

    The Riyria Chronicles • Book 5

    by Michael J. Sullivan, Full Cast

    Narrated by full cast, Bradley Foster Smith, Danny Gavigan, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati, Andrew James Spooner, Jenna Sharpe, Zura Johnson, Peter Holdway, Emlyn McFarland, Stewart Crank, Chris Davenport

    ★ 4.04 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.76 Audible (17)
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    A fired master craftsman dwarf threatens to obliterate a city, so Riyria gets hired to stop him. The full cast production brings Sullivan's fantasy heist to cinematic life.

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    Ghost Money

    Eric Carter • Book 5

    by Stephen Blackmoore, Michael John Casey, Dawn Ursula, Nora Achrati, K'Lai Rivera

    Narrated by Andrew Quilpa, Chris Davenport, Dawn Ursula, Eva Wilhelm, Jacob Yeh, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Rob McFadyen, Kay Eluvian, Darius Johnson, k'Lai Rivera

    ★ 3.89 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.69 Audible (26)
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    Eric Carter's guilt over a hundred thousand firestorm deaths collides with new supernatural threats in this necromancer noir. The ensemble cast captures each character's distinct voice across this haunting urban fantasy landscape.

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    The Oak and the RAM

    Corum • Book 5

    by Michael Moorcock

    Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Chris Genebach, Tim Getman, Bradley Smith, Thomas Keegan, Andy Clemence, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati, David Jourdan, Lawrence Redmond, Chris Davenport

    ★ 3.83 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.47 Audible (34)
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    Summer's heat battles the icy Fhoi Myore as High King Amergin rallies the Mabden against ancient death-bringers. The full cast creates an immersive Celtic fantasy atmosphere.

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    Lynchpin

    The Rylee Adamson Epilogues [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 4

    by Shannon Mayer, Full Cast

    Narrated by full cast, Bradley Foster Smith, Ryan Dalusung, Peter Stanley, Nora Achrati, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Keith Richards, Chris Davenport, Megan Poppy, Nanette Savard, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Ryan Haugen

    ★ 3.64 ABR Score (10 ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (6) ★ 4.5 Audible (4)
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    Alex the werewolf becomes the supernatural world's guardian after sacrificing himself in battle, exploring his new role as protector of the dimensional Veil in this dramatic fantasy.

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    Mount Fitz Roy (1 of 3) : Sun Symbol 2 (Sun Symbol)

    Sun Symbol Series • Book 2

    by Scott Sigler

    Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Chris Davenport, Danny Gavigan, Ken Jackson, Nazia Chaudhry, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Wyn Delano, Rob McFadyen, Kay Eluvian, Andrew Colford

    ★ 3.60 ABR Score (37 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (1) ★ 4.5 Audible (36)
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    Scott Sigler's archaeological horror continues with Patrick O'Doyle and Bertha Lybrand facing ancient dangers. The dramatized format suits this treasure-hunting nightmare perfectly.

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