Best James Fouhey Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by James Fouhey — 9 titles spanning Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Biography & Memoir, Historical Fiction, Horror, averaging 3.88 ABR stars.

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James Fouhey is a narrator whose deep, authoritative voice works especially well in nonfiction, dark fiction, and anthology collections. His narration of Jonathan Abrams's The Come Up captures the energy and rhythm of hip-hop oral history, while his work on horror and dark fantasy anthologies shows a narrator comfortable with tonal shifts and genre-blending material. Fouhey brings a steady, grounded presence to everything he records, with enough range to handle both interview-style nonfiction and atmospheric genre fiction without missing a beat.

Where to Start with James Fouhey

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    Horse cover

    Horse

    by Geraldine Brooks

    Narrated by James Fouhey, Lisa Flanagan, Graham Halstead, Katherine Littrell, Michael Obiora

    4.53 ABR Score (219.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (212.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (7.0K)
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    Three timelines converge around Lexington, America's greatest racehorse: his 19th-century racing career, his enslaved groom, and modern art historians uncovering his story. The ensemble cast brings depth to this sweeping tale of art, horses, and racial injustice across American history.

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    Demon in the Wood

    Grishaverse

    by Leigh Bardugo, Dani Pendergast

    Narrated by Ben Barnes, Benjamin Valic, Cassandra Morris, Eason Rytter, James Fouhey, Mary McCartney, Matt Leisy, Salli Saffioti, Sean Gormley, Tom Bromhead

    4.12 ABR Score (52.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (51.7K) ★ 4.57 Audible (362)
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    Young Eryk's dangerous life on the run comes alive through an exceptional ensemble cast led by Ben Barnes, bringing depth to this brief but crucial Grishaverse prequel.

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    Gone Before Goodbye

    by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, Saskia Maarleveld, James Fouhey

    4.11 ABR Score (129.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (121.7K) ★ 4.3 Audible (8.1K)
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    Former Army surgeon Maggie McCabe, stripped of her medical license, gets a mysterious second chance working for an elite plastic surgeon with secretive clients. A star-studded cast including Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine tackle Coben's latest conspiracy thriller.

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    The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop cover

    The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop

    by Jonathan Abrams

    Narrated by Dion Graham, Diontae Black, Torian Brackett, Langston Darby, James Fouhey, Kevin R. Free, Dominic Hoffman, JD Jackson, Terrence Kidd, January LaVoy, Adam Lazarre-White, Leon Nixon, Reynaldo Piniella, Malik Rashad

    3.95 ABR Score (782 ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (730) ★ 4.73 Audible (52)
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    Multiple narrators embody the original voices behind hip-hop's rise, transforming this oral history into something closer to a documentary you're hearing firsthand from the legends themselves.

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    Heresy

    by Melissa Lenhardt

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Bailey Carr, Ella Turenne, Nikki Massoud, Natalie Naudus, Imani Jade Powers, James Fouhey

    3.86 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (811) ★ 4.38 Audible (217)
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    America's first all-female outlaw gang rides again with a full ensemble cast bringing each distinct voice to life. The multiple narrators capture the Wild West's gritty authenticity.

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    Whiteout

    Blackout • Book 2

    by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon

    Narrated by Danielle Shemaiah, Nic Stone, Shayna Small, Bahni Turpin, Alaska Jackson, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Kevin R. Free, James Fouhey, Korey Jackson

    3.77 ABR Score (7.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.6 Goodreads (7.2K) ★ 4.46 Audible (78)
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    Multiple narrators each voicing their own character make this snowy Atlanta romance feel like eavesdropping on real conversations between friends, turning an ensemble story into something genuinely intimate.

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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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    The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume Two

    The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror • Book 2

    by Paula Guran

    Narrated by James Fouhey, Julienne Irons

    3.52 ABR Score (93 ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (89) ★ 3.75 Audible (4)
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    Paula Guran curates another collection of supernatural and surreal tales that carry on horror's disquieting traditions with modern twists.

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    Weird Tales Magazine No. 372: Cryptids & Urban Legends

    by Jonathan Maberry, Full Cast, Various

    Narrated by Hillary Huber, Joe Hempel, Nancy Wu, Matt Godfrey, Patricia Santomasso, Robert Fass, James Anderson Foster, James Fouhey, Derek Austin, Liam Gerrard, Ramiz Monsef, Justin Price, Ray Porter, Christopher Tester, full cast

    3.38 ABR Score (3 ratings)
    ★ 4 Audible (3)
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    A full-cast production that treats cryptid lore with genuine respect—the rotating narrators nail the eerie atmosphere while essays ground the mythology in real investigation and wonder.

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