Where to Start with Edoardo Ballerini
- New to Edoardo Ballerini? Start here → All the Colors of the Dark
- What fans keep coming back to → The Storyteller
- Short listen, big payoff → The Art Of Living
- Underrated but highly rated → Escape
- Highest rated by listeners → Watchers
- Best narrator–author pairing → Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
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Watchers
by Dean Koontz
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Dean Koontz
★ 4.66 ABR Score (197.6K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (172.6K) ★ 4.69 Audible (25.1K)More about this pick
Two genetically enhanced creatures escape a government lab—one superintelligent golden retriever, one murderous beast hunting them both. Edoardo Ballerini captures the dog's remarkable intelligence and the growing terror of its relentless pursuer.
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The Art Of Living
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Gabra Zackman
★ 4.66 ABR Score (18.2K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (11.3K) ★ 4.82 Audible (6.8K)More about this pick
Thich Nhat Hanh's meditations hit differently when spoken aloud—Ballerini and Zackman's dual narration creates an intimate dialogue that mirrors the practice itself, making each reflection feel like a conversation with a wise teacher rather than a lecture.
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All the Colors of the Dark
by Chris Whitaker
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.62 ABR Score (490.9K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (474.2K) ★ 4.59 Audible (16.7K)More about this pick
In 1970s Missouri, local boy Patch saves a wealthy girl from a serial killer targeting young women. Edoardo Ballerini guides listeners through Whitaker's exploration of how one heroic act ripples through decades, changing everyone it touches.
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The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by Mozhan Marno, Jennifer Ikeda, Edoardo Ballerini, Suzanne Toren, Fred Berman
★ 4.57 ABR Score (299.1K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (278.1K) ★ 4.61 Audible (21.0K)More about this pick
When an elderly man asks baker Sage to help him die as penance for his Nazi past, she must confront family history and impossible moral choices. Multiple narrators handle the interconnected timelines skillfully, from modern grief support groups to Holocaust survival stories.
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I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Ruta Sepetys
★ 4.56 ABR Score (103.0K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (101.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (1.7K)More about this pick
Ballerini's dual narration captures the suffocating paranoia of Cold War Romania so viscerally you'll feel the weight of every impossible choice Cristian makes. A gripping true-stakes thriller about resistance that refuses easy heroics.
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Escape
Billy Harney • Book 3
by James Patterson, David Ellis
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.54 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.3K)More about this pick
Detective Billy Harney investigates a billionaire crime boss down to his last twenty million—and currently behind bars. Edoardo Ballerini captures the gritty Chicago atmosphere and Harney's determination perfectly.
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Being Peace (Thich Nhat Hanh Classics)
Being Peace
by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jack Kornfield
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.54 ABR Score (16.4K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (14.7K) ★ 4.83 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
Edoardo Ballerini's measured, contemplative narration transforms Thich Nhat Hanh's essential teachings into something you don't just hear but absorb—perfect for practicing mindfulness while listening.
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Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
by Thich Nhat Hanh, Dalai Lama XIV, Arnold Kotler
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.53 ABR Score (54.7K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (47.3K) ★ 4.73 Audible (7.3K)More about this pick
Edoardo Ballerini's measured, contemplative narration transforms Thich Nhat Hanh's practical wisdom into something you'll actually want to revisit—especially when you're stuck in traffic or drowning in dishes.
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Psalms
Bible • Book 19
by Anonymous
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.52 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)★ 4.65 Goodreads (2.4K)More about this pick
Ballerini's measured, reverent delivery transforms these ancient songs into intimate meditations—his voice becomes the instrument through which centuries of human longing and praise find their most resonant expression.
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Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.51 ABR Score (8.1K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.87 Audible (1.0K)More about this pick
Ballerini's unhurried narration transforms Thich Nhat Hanh's retelling into something meditative rather than distant—you don't just learn Buddha's life, you inhabit it alongside him across 16 immersive hours.
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An Inside Job
Gabriel Allon • Book 25
by Daniel Silva
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.48 ABR Score (26.1K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (24.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (1.3K)More about this pick
Art restorer Gabriel Allon discovers a masterpiece is fake, launching him into Venice's shadowy art underworld. Ballerini's sophisticated delivery matches Silva's elegant prose in this latest spy thriller.
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Wool Omnibus
Silo • Book 1
by Hugh Howey
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.48 ABR Score (286.7K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (280.3K) ★ 4.7 Audible (6.3K)More about this pick
In underground silos, asking about the toxic outside world means death, until one sheriff's curiosity unravels the entire system. Edoardo Ballerini's performance captures both the claustrophobic paranoia of silo life and the growing horror as residents discover their true situation.
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The Black Book
Billy Harney • Book 1
by James Patterson, David Ellis
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.46 ABR Score (58.8K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (43.4K) ★ 4.42 Audible (15.4K)More about this pick
Chicago cop Billy Harney wakes up next to three corpses with no memory of how he got there, launching a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of city politics.
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The Fourth Monkey
4MK Thriller • Book 1
by J.D. Barker
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Graham Winton
★ 4.45 ABR Score (96.2K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (87.6K) ★ 4.43 Audible (8.6K)More about this pick
Dual narrators Edoardo Ballerini and Graham Winton handle this twisted thriller about the 4MK killer who sends victims' body parts in white boxes.
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The Fifth to Die
4MK Thriller • Book 2
by J.D. Barker
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Graham Winton
★ 4.45 ABR Score (47.5K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (44.9K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2.6K)More about this pick
While hunting a new serial killer targeting young girls, Detective Porter discovers disturbing connections to the Four Monkey Killer's twisted legacy.
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Dust
Silo • Book 3
by Hugh Howey
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.42 ABR Score (144.4K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (141.0K) ★ 4.69 Audible (3.4K)More about this pick
Jules must prevent the destruction of Silo 18 while grappling with the truth about the outside world in Howey's trilogy conclusion that questions whether some lies are worth preserving.
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Gabriel Allon • Book 22
by Daniel Silva
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.41 ABR Score (36.6K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (33.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (3.1K)More about this pick
Gabriel Allon investigates art forgeries that lead to international conspiracy, blending Silva's expertise in espionage with the shadowy world of high-stakes art fraud.
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A Death in Cornwall
Gabriel Allon • Book 24
by Daniel Silva
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.39 ABR Score (30.1K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (28.9K) ★ 4.5 Audible (1.2K)More about this pick
Art theft meets international espionage as Gabriel Allon investigates a brutal murder tied to a stolen masterpiece in this latest Silva thriller.
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The Collector
Gabriel Allon • Book 23
by Daniel Silva
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.39 ABR Score (30.8K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (29.9K) ★ 4.49 Audible (969)More about this pick
Art theft meets international espionage as Gabriel Allon partners with a master thief to track down a missing masterpiece that could spark war between Russia and the West.
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Table for Two
Rules of Civility #1.5 incl'd
by Amor Towles
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, J. Smith-Cameron
★ 4.36 ABR Score (73.6K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (71.8K) ★ 4.6 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
Towles returns to his New York and Los Angeles settings with six stories plus a novella about Hollywood's golden age. Ballerini and Smith-Cameron split duties, each bringing distinct voices to Towles's elegant character studies.
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Shift
Silo • Book 2
by Hugh Howey
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.34 ABR Score (161.1K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (157.5K) ★ 4.63 Audible (3.7K)More about this pick
Edoardo Ballerini guides listeners through the Silo's dark origins, revealing how humanity's underground prison began in this dystopian prequel.
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Target Zero
Agent Zero • Book 2
by Jack Mars
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.33 ABR Score (5.4K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.49 Audible (2.5K)More about this pick
Amnesiac CIA agent Kent Steele races across Europe to stop a biological weapon while fragments of his lost memories surface at crucial moments. Ballerini's performance captures the disorientation of fighting with half a mind.
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Agent Zero
Agent Zero • Book 1
by Jack Mars
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.32 ABR Score (15.3K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (10.6K) ★ 4.35 Audible (4.7K)More about this pick
A brilliant professor discovers he's a memory-wiped CIA operative when assassins attack his ordinary life. Edoardo Ballerini captures the protagonist's confusion and emerging skills as buried training resurfaces under pressure.
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Dream Town
Archer • Book 3
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Brittany Pressley
★ 4.31 ABR Score (44.4K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (38.7K) ★ 4.51 Audible (5.7K)More about this pick
Private investigator Archer protects screenwriter Eleanor Lamb from escalating threats in 1953 Hollywood, where glamour masks deadly secrets.
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Genome
The Extinction Files • Book 2
by A.G. Riddle
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.31 ABR Score (21.1K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (17.8K) ★ 4.4 Audible (3.4K)More about this pick
Hidden DNA sequences hold humanity's survival secrets in this pandemic thriller conclusion, where genetic codes reveal both our origins and final hope.
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