Best John Solo Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by John Solo — 7 titles spanning Fantasy, Romance, averaging 4.01 ABR stars.

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John Solo has made the Bubba the Monster Hunter series his own personal playground, and the results are exactly as chaotic and fun as that sounds. Solo brings a loose, drawling Southern energy to John G. Hartness's monster-hunting comedy-horror world — the kind of voice that sounds equally at home cracking a beer and shotgunning a vampire. His narration of titles like Grits, Guns, & Glory and Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou? leans hard into the good-ol'-boy absurdity of the premise without ever winking too much at the audience. He trusts the material, and the material rewards him. Solo's style is conversational and a little rough around the edges — not polished studio-smooth, but genuinely lived-in, which suits Bubba's world perfectly. If you like your horror served with a side of porch-front storytelling and genuine comedic timing, Solo is exactly what you're looking for.

Where to Start with John Solo

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    Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem cover

    Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 4

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 4.20 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (250) ★ 4.8 Audible (829)
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    Four novellas follow Bubba the Monster Hunter's chaotic journey through Fairyland to rescue his kidnapped sister he never knew existed from magical threats.

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    Bubba the Monster Hunter: Books 1-3

    Bubba the Monster Hunter • Book 1

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 4.12 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Audible (1.6K)
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    Blood, Sweat, & Tears

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 5

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (441 ratings)
    ★ 4.61 Goodreads (145) ★ 4.83 Audible (296)
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    Bubba's back from Fairyland to find himself fired and needing a day job—John Solo captures every bit of supernatural redneck charm in this hilarious return.

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    Wine, Women, & Song

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 3

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 4.05 ABR Score (627 ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (303) ★ 4.67 Audible (324)
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    John Solo captures Bubba's monster-hunting adventures with perfect Southern charm as the redneck hero faces inter-dimensional travel and guitar-solo-worthy battles.

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    Grits, Guns, & Glory

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 2

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 3.96 ABR Score (892 ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (413) ★ 4.47 Audible (479)
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    A redneck monster hunter tackles his biggest problem yet: family drama mixed with supernatural chaos across nine collected episodes.

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    Villainous All the Way: A Sweet n Spicy Celebrations Collection

    Villainous Things

    by C. Rochelle

    Narrated by Philip Alces, Nick J. Russo, Gabriel Michael, John Solo, Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 3.84 ABR Score (23 ratings)
    ★ 4.96 Audible (23)
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    Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?

    Bubba the Monster Hunter Novellas • Book 26

    by John G. Hartness

    Narrated by John Solo

    ★ 3.78 ABR Score (88 ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (71) ★ 4.41 Audible (17)
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    Music legends guide Bubba through past, present, and future to save music from Auto-Tune Hell itself. Solo's narration captures the absurdity as our hero gets beaten up by a little girl while trying to rescue country music.

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