Best Emily Woo Zeller Audiobooks

The Dragon Republic

The Poppy War • Book 2

by R.F. Kuang

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

The Poppy War

The Poppy War • Book 1

by R. F. Kuang

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

War orphan Rin discovers shamanic powers while her country faces brutal invasion. Emily Woo Zeller handles the progression from military academy story to genocidal warfare with unflinching commitment.

The Bone Shard Emperor

The Drowning Empire • Book 2

by Andrea Stewart

Narrated by Natalie Naudus, Feodor Chin, Emily Woo Zeller

Lin rules an empire that doesn't trust her while rebels mass in the north and bone shard magic threatens everything. The three narrators handle Stewart's complex world-building with clarity, giving each faction its own voice.

The Bone Shard Daughter

The Drowning Empire • Book 1

by Andrea Stewart

Narrated by Natalie Naudus, Feodor Chin, Emily Woo Zeller

My Best Friend's Exorcism

by Grady Hendrix

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

Emily Woo Zeller perfectly captures 1980s teenage friendship turned horror as Abby fights to save demon-possessed Gretchen in this nostalgic nightmare.

King of Wrath

Kings of Sin • Book 1

by Ana Huang

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, Jacob Morgan

Emily Woo Zeller and Jacob Morgan capture the power play: Dante and Vivian's collision crackles across two voices, making every unguarded admission sting.

The Girl Who Wrote in Silk

by Kelli Estes

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

Two women across centuries connect through embroidered silk hiding the brutal truth about Chinese expulsion from 1880s Seattle. Emily Woo Zeller's performance captures both the historical weight and contemporary discovery.

The Bone Witch

The Bone Witch • Book 1

by Rin Chupeco

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, Will Damron

Tea's forbidden necromancy powers unfold in this dark fantasy debut, where Emily Woo Zeller and Will Damron capture both the magic and menace of resurrection.

The Bride Test

The Kiss Quotient • Book 2

by Helen Hoang

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

Zeller's narration captures both Esme's Vietnamese-accented English and Khai's guarded interior life with real tenderness. A swoony, big-hearted romance.

The Bone Shard War

The Drowning Empire • Book 3

by Andrea Stewart

Narrated by Natalie Naudus, Feodor Chin, Emily Woo Zeller

Stewart concludes her fantasy trilogy with Lin facing rebellion from her own governors while ancient enemies unite against her crumbling empire. The multi-narrator cast captures each character's distinct voice as political intrigue collides with bone shard magic.

The Complete Poppy War Trilogy

The Poppy War • Book 1

by R. F. Kuang

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

War orphan Rin's brutal rise through military academy to commanding gods and fire spans three volumes of Chinese-inspired fantasy warfare. Zeller guides listeners through this epic's unflinching examination of power's cost.

Spirits Abroad

by Zen Cho

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

Emily Woo Zeller's narration brings these Malaysian-inflected ghost stories to vivid life, shifting effortlessly between the mundane and uncanny to capture Zen Cho's sharp, funny voice. Each story lands harder on audio than on the page.

The Warehouse

by Rob Hart

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, Jason Culp, Karissa Vacker

Corporate dystopia meets employee surveillance in this chilling Amazon-gone-wrong thriller where workers live inside their workplace compound. The three narrators capture each character's desperation perfectly.

This Is How You Lose the Time War

by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

Narrated by Cynthia Farrell, Emily Woo Zeller

Unfettered II: New Tales

Gunnie Rose #0.0 - The Gunnie

by Shawn Speakman, Naomi Novik, Brandon Sanderson, Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Michael J. Sullivan, Janny Wurts, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Mark Lawrence, Seanan McGuire, Peter Orullian, Aidan Moher, Erin Lindsey, John A. Pitts, Anthony Ryan, Scott Sigler, Django Wexler, Rachel Caine, Sarah Beth Durst, David Farland, Terry Brooks

Narrated by Sarah Coomes, Michael Kramer, Emily Woo Zeller, Nick Podehl, Erin Mallon, Tim Gerard Reynolds

Twenty-one fantasy heavyweights contribute original stories to this charity anthology, creating a sampler that showcases the genre's current masters across multiple narrative styles.

Veniss Underground

by Jeff Vandermeer, Unknown Author

Narrated by Ron Butler, Scott Brick, Emily Woo Zeller, Bronson Pinchot

Three interconnected voices explore the mysterious city of Veniss through a multi-narrator performance featuring Ron Butler, Scott Brick, Emily Woo Zeller, and Bronson Pinchot in VanderMeer's haunting debut.

From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars • Book 39

by Elizabeth Schaefer, Mark Oshiro, Rob Hart, Michael Moreci, Mike Chen, Beth Revis, Zoraida Córdova, Kiersten White, Lilliam Rivera, Mackenzi Lee, Amy Ratcliffe, Catherynne M. Valente, Emily Skrutskie, Tracy Deonn, C.B. Lee, Karen Strong, Delilah S. Dawson, Lydia Kang, Adam Christopher, Cavan Scott, R.F. Kuang, Tom Angleberger, S.A. Chakraborty, Seth Dickinson, Alexander Freed, Jason Fry, Christie Golden, Hank Green, Michael Kogge, John Jackson Miller, Daniel José Older, Anne Toole, Austin Walker, Martha Wells, Django Wexler, Gary Whitta, Brittany N. Williams, Charles Yu, Jim Zub, Katie Cook, Sarwat Chadda

Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Dion Graham, Jon Hamm, January LaVoy, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Sam Witwer, Emily Woo Zeller

Forty writers and an all-star cast of narrators (including Jon Hamm and Sam Witwer) transform Empire into a anthology of revelation, making you hear the galaxy's most pivotal moments through entirely new eyes.

Space Force

by Jeremy Robinson

Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer, Emily Woo Zeller, Machelle Williams

Captain Ethan Stone leads a ragtag military unit of misfits and rule-breakers in humanity's least respected branch. The three-narrator team captures the military comedy chaos perfectly.

The Hidden Girl and Other Stories

by Ken Liu

Narrated by Ramón de Ocampo, Cindy Kay, Michael Kramer, Emily Woo Zeller, Nancy Wu

Liu's stories punch harder with a full ensemble cast bringing distinct voices to each tale, from near-future dystopias to intimate family dramas that hit you when you're not expecting it.

The Cartographers

by Peng Shepherd

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, Nancy Wu, Karen Chilton, Ron Butler, Neil Hellegers, Jason Culp, Brittany Pressley

An estranged daughter discovers her famous cartographer father dead, clutching a worthless gas station map that somehow holds deadly secrets—the ensemble cast handles the mystery's shifting perspectives beautifully.

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020

Best American

by John Joseph Adams

Narrated by Diana Gabaldon, Christopher Ryan Grant, Jay Snyder, Scott Keiji Takeda, Sean Crisden, Polly Lee, Rebecca Lowman, Nicola Barber, Emily Woo Zeller, Bahni Turpin, Andre Blake, Andi Arndt, Priya Ayyar, Kim Mai Guest, Therese Plummer

A stellar ensemble cast brings 17 hours of wildly varied SF/F to life—each narrator perfectly matched to their story, making this anthology feel less like a greatest-hits compilation and more like discovering your next favorite writer.

Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors (Mystery Writers of America Series, 3)

by S.J. Rozan, Naomi Hirahara, David Bart, Sara Paretsky, Susan Breen, Gary Phillips, Neil S. Plakcy, Renee James, Connie Johnson Hambley, Gabino Iglesias, A.P. Jamison, Walter Mosley, Tori Eldridge, Ellen Hart, G. Miki Hayden, Jonathan Santlofer, Jonathan Stone, Ovidia Yu, Bonnie Hearn Hill, Steve Liskow

Narrated by Marni Penning, Cindy Kay, Charles Constant, Bahni Turpin, Leon Nixon, Matt Godfrey, Jer Adrianne Lelliott, Jennifer Aquino, Reba Buhr, Charlie Kevin, Emily Woo Zeller, Jesse Vilinsky

Twenty crime writers explore what happens when danger invades our safest spaces, with a stellar cast of narrators bringing each author's distinctive voice to life.

Ninefox Gambit

The Machineries of Empire • Book 1

by Yoon Ha Lee

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

A math-powered space opera where Captain Kel Cheris must team up with an ancient genocidal AI to retake an impossible fortress. Emily Woo Zeller's precise delivery helps navigate the complex military terminology and exotic mathematics that fuel this universe.

Weird Tales Magazine No. 370: Monster Issue (Weird Tales Magazine)

Weird Tales Magazine

by Jonathan Maberry, Various, Various Narrators

Narrated by Ray Porter, Bronson Pinchot, Hillary Huber, Joe Hempel, Jennifer Pickens, Dion Graham, Simon Vance, Emily Woo Zeller, Neil Hellegers

A stellar ensemble cast transforms this monster-themed anthology into pure audio theater—each narrator nails their story's voice, making the twisted takes on familiar creatures genuinely unsettling.

The Paradox Hotel

by Rob Hart

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller