Where to Start with Dan Stevens
- New to Dan Stevens? Start here → And Then There Were None
- What fans keep coming back to → Frankenstein
- Short listen, big payoff → Devil's Badland (The Loner)
- Highest rated by listeners → Murder on the Orient Express
- Best narrator–author pairing → The Secret Adversary / And Then There Were None (Bundle)
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And Then There Were None
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.68 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.63 Audible (20.5K)More about this pick
Ten strangers trapped on a remote island face methodical murder based on a sinister nursery rhyme in this perfectly paced psychological thriller.
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Murder on the Orient Express
A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 10
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.66 ABR Score (755.1K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (741.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.8K)More about this pick
Hercule Poirot faces his most confounding case when a passenger is murdered aboard a snowbound luxury train. Stevens's crisp delivery suits Christie's methodical plotting perfectly.
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The Odyssey
Iliad & Odyssey • Book 2
by Homer, Robert Fagles, Bernard Knox
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.33 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Dan Stevens brings Homeric grandeur to Odysseus's ten-year journey home, making ancient Greek heroes feel immediate and human.
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Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.33 ABR Score (1.9M ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.9M) ★ 4.55 Audible (22.8K)More about this pick
Dan Stevens voices both creator and creature in this exploration of what makes us human, lending gravitas to Shelley's philosophical horror.
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Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke
Narrated by Dan Stevens, Max Deacon
★ 4.30 ABR Score (125.5K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (125.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (138)More about this pick
A young military student's poetry request sparks Rilke's most famous literary correspondence about art, love, and authentic living. Dan Stevens and Max Deacon bring intimate warmth to these profound creative meditations.
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Boy: Tales of Childhood
Roald Dahl's Autobiography • Book 1
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.29 ABR Score (74.9K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (74.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (704)More about this pick
Dan Stevens transforms Dahl's mischievous memoir into pure listening gold—his voice captures both the wonder and the sting of childhood with such precision that you'll feel like he's confessing directly to you.
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Going Solo
Roald Dahl's Autobiography • Book 2
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.29 ABR Score (34.4K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (33.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (547)More about this pick
Dan Stevens brings such warmth and wry humor to Dahl's wildly true adventures that you'll forget you're listening to memoir instead of fiction. A genuinely thrilling audiobook.
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Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth
Narrated by Dan Stevens, Max Deacon
★ 4.27 ABR Score (125.7K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (125.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (265)More about this pick
A young military student's poetry request sparks Rilke's most famous literary correspondence about art, love, and authentic living. Dan Stevens and Max Deacon bring intimate warmth to these profound creative meditations.
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The Iliad
Iliad & Odyssey • Book 1
by Homer; Robert Fitzgerald (translator)
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.23 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 4.6 Audible (2.0K) -
The Time Keeper
by Mitch Albom
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.11 ABR Score (125.8K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (123.6K) ★ 4.42 Audible (2.2K)More about this pick
Father Time gets his freedom after centuries of punishment, tasked with teaching two mortals about time's true value. Dan Stevens brings warmth to Albom's philosophical fable about our obsession with counting hours and days.
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The Murder on the Links & Murder on the Orient Express Bundle: Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Mysteries
A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Narrated by Hugh Fraser, Dan Stevens
★ 4.09 ABR Score (425 ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (129) ★ 4.81 Audible (296)More about this pick
Hugh Fraser and Dan Stevens bring Poirot to life with such distinct vocal personalities that these two masterpieces feel like separate theatrical events rather than a bundle.
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The Angel's Game
El cementerio de los libros olvidados • Book 2
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Lucia Graves
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.09 ABR Score (188.0K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (186.2K) ★ 4.32 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
1920s Barcelona comes alive as struggling writer David Martín receives a mysterious commission to write a book that will create a new religion. Dan Stevens' narration captures the gothic atmosphere of this literary mystery perfectly.
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The Secret Adversary / And Then There Were None (Bundle)
Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries • Book 1
Narrated by Hugh Fraser, Dan Stevens
★ 4.07 ABR Score (544 ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (133) ★ 4.71 Audible (411)More about this pick
Hugh Fraser and Dan Stevens elevate these two Christie classics with perfectly calibrated performances that make the puzzles snap and the danger feel real. Two masterpieces in one bundle beats any single mystery.
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We Play Games
by Sarah A. Denzil
Narrated by Billie Piper, Dan Stevens, Shane Zaza, Avita Jay, Felicity Duncan, David Holt, Sarah Whitehouse
★ 4.06 ABR Score (17.7K ratings)★ 3.56 Goodreads (11.5K) ★ 4.38 Audible (6.2K)More about this pick
Behind their perfect marriage, Effie and Ben May play increasingly dangerous games with deadly stakes. Billie Piper leads a full-cast performance that captures each twist in their psychological warfare.
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The Devil's Right Hand
Dante Valentine • Book 3
by Lilith Saintcrow
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Christopher Scheeren, Joseph Thornhill, Joe Brack, Yasmin Tuazon, David Coyne, Terence Aselford, Dan Stevens, James Konicek, Mort Shelby, Casie Platt
★ 4.00 ABR Score (5.7K ratings)★ 3.82 Goodreads (5.7K) ★ 5 Audible (10)More about this pick
A full-cast dramatization that transforms urban fantasy into something cinematic: the ensemble performances make Dante's world feel lived-in and dangerous, turning what could be a slog into pure immersion.
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My Dear I Wanted to Tell You
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You • Book 1
by Louisa Young
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 3.96 ABR Score (6.7K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (6.5K) ★ 4.51 Audible (238)More about this pick
Working-class Riley and upper-class Nadine's romance spans from 1907 through WWI's devastating trenches and aftermath. Dan Stevens captures both the tender prewar courtship and the brutal wartime reality that threatens to destroy everything.
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Devil's Badland (The Loner)
Loner • Book 2
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kimberly Gilbert, Dan Stevens, Michael Glenn, Ren Kasey, Yasmin Tuazon, Steven Carpenter, Thomas Keegan, Joe Brack
★ 3.93 ABR Score (598 ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (573) ★ 4.84 Audible (25)More about this pick
A full-cast dramatization that transforms a revenge western into something closer to a radio play—the ensemble cast makes every confrontation crackle with tension you won't get from a single narrator.
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Ever Winter
by Peter Hackshaw
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 3.90 ABR Score (948 ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (582) ★ 4.46 Audible (366)More about this pick
Dan Stevens brings haunting restraint to this frozen revenge saga, letting long silences and quiet rage do more damage than any shouting. If you loved The Road's bleakness, Hackshaw's prose will gut you.
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The Heroes' Welcome
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You • Book 2
by Louisa Young
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 3.88 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.59 Audible (111)More about this pick
Young captures the brutal psychological aftermath of WWI through war-damaged veterans struggling with civilian life in 1919 Britain. Stevens navigates the intimate devastation with remarkable sensitivity.
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Red Leech
Young Sherlock Holmes • Book 2
by Macmillan
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 3.81 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.27 Audible (33)More about this pick
Young Sherlock discovers his mysterious American tutor Crow has connections to a supposedly dead killer now lurking in Surrey. Dan Stevens guides listeners through Sherlock's first ocean-crossing adventure.
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Triumph of the Mountain Man
Mountain Man • Book 18
Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Christopher Scheeren, Dan Stevens, Steven Carpenter, Tony Nam, David Coyne, Terence Aselford, Michael Glenn, Yasmin Tuazon, Dylan Lynch
★ 3.79 ABR Score (18 ratings)★ 4.94 Audible (18)More about this pick
The full cast dramatization brings genuine tension to this frontier showdown, with each narrator anchoring their character so distinctly you forget you're listening to a book instead of a radio drama.
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Letters from Everest: A First-Hand Account From the Epic First Ascent
by George Lowe, Huw Lewis-Jones
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 3.75 ABR Score (104 ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (75) ★ 4.59 Audible (29)More about this pick
Dan Stevens transforms these intimate expedition letters into something rare: a visceral climb told through a climber's own unguarded voice, making you feel the altitude and uncertainty as it happened.
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7 Hours to Die
by James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
Narrated by Sarah Paulson, Patina Miller, Mel Rodriguez, Dan Stevens, full cast
★ 3.75 ABR Score (6.0K ratings)★ 3.43 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.09 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Jenna Wade has seven hours to live after being kidnapped in front of her children, with a $25 million ransom demand. The full cast including Sarah Paulson creates urgent intimacy.
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White Cat, Black Dog: Stories
by Kelly Link, Shaun Tan
Narrated by Rebecca Lowman, Dan Stevens, Dominic Hoffman, Kristen Sieh, Ish Klein, Tanya Cubric, Patton Oswalt
★ 3.74 ABR Score (7.8K ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (7.7K) ★ 4.06 Audible (66)More about this pick
Seven narrators tackle Link's fairy tale reimaginings, where Hansel and Gretel run a restaurant and Bluebeard's story unfolds through dating apps.
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The Invisible Ones
by Stef Penney
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 3.73 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)★ 3.66 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.25 Audible (150)More about this pick
Dan Stevens brings nuanced characterization to private investigator Ray Lovell's search for Rose Janko, capturing both the gypsy family's hostility and the mystery of her disappearance.
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