Best Marc Thompson Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Marc Thompson — 7 titles spanning Sci-Fi, averaging 3.90 ABR stars.

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Marc Thompson is the voice of Star Wars audiobooks — full stop. If you've listened to any of the From a Certain Point of View anthologies or dug into The High Republic with Tempest Runner, you've heard what he does: a rich, resonant baritone that carries the weight of a galaxy-spanning franchise without ever tipping into self-parody. He handles massive ensemble casts with real discipline, keeping characters distinct across sprawling multi-author collections where lesser narrators would blur everyone together. There's a cinematic quality to his delivery — measured, authoritative, with just enough dramatic pull to make even minor-character vignettes feel consequential. He also brings that same controlled intensity to superhero adaptations like Kingdom Come, proving he's not just a Star Wars machine. If you're a fan of the expanded universe in any form, Thompson is practically inescapable — and that's a good thing.

Where to Start with Marc Thompson

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    Kingdom Come cover

    Kingdom Come

    Kingdom Come #1-4

    by Mark Waid, Alex Ross, Dirk Maggs

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Kerry Shale, Marc Thompson, Lorelei King, Glenn Wrage, William DeMeritt, Garrick Hagon, Tom Alexander, John Chancer, Ray Porter, Full Cast

    4.18 ABR Score (68.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (68.8K) ★ 4.78 Audible (106)
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    DC's legendary superhero epic comes alive with full cast narration, sound effects, and music that capture the comic's visual grandeur in audio form.

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    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View cover

    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 1

    by Elizabeth Schaefer, Ben Acker, Jonathan Davis, Tom Angleberger, Janina Gavankar, Ben Blacker, Jon Hamm, Jeffrey Brown, Jason Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Christie Golden, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Pierce Brown, Ashley Eckstein, Carol Monda, Mur Lafferty, Marc Thompson, Ken Liu, Griffin McElroy, John Jackson Miller, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Nnedi Okorafor, Daniel José Older, Ian Doescher, Daniel M. Lavery, Madeleine Roux, Gary D. Schmidt, Matt Fraction, Cavan Scott, Sabaa Tahir, Kieron Gillen, Glen Weldon, Chuck Wendig, Gary Whitta, Meg Cabot, Pablo Hidalgo, Adam Christopher, Rae Carson, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Paul Dini, Alexander Freed, Claudia Gray, Paul S. Kemp, Elizabeth Wein, Beth Revis, Greg Rucka, Charles Soule, Wil Wheaton, Renée Ahdieh

    Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Ashley Eckstein, Janina Gavankar, Jon Hamm, Neil Patrick Harris, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Daniel José Older, Marc Thompson

    4.07 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (15.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.2K)
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    Multiple celebrity narrators including Neil Patrick Harris and Jon Hamm bring variety to these 40 short stories retelling A New Hope from background characters' perspectives.

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    Tempest Breaker (Star Wars: The High Republic) cover

    Tempest Breaker (Star Wars: The High Republic)

    Star Wars: The High Republic

    by Cavan Scott, Jessica Almasy, Jonanthan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Manoel Felciano, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Dani Martineck, Sneha Mathan, Soneela Nankani, Kristen Sieh, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo

    Narrated by Cavan Scott, Jessica Almasy, Jonanthan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Manoel Felciano, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Dani Martineck, Sneha Mathan, Soneela Nankani, Kristen Sieh, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo, Full Cast

    3.94 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.55 Audible (313)
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    Former Tempest Runner Lourna Dee reluctantly teams with Jedi in this full-cast Star Wars adventure. Multiple narrators create distinct voices for this morally complex story.

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    From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars)

    Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 3

    by Olivie Blake, Elizabeth Schaefer, Saladin Ahmed, Charlie Jane Anders, Fran Wilde, Mary Kenney, Mike Chen

    Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Jon Hamm, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Adam Scott, Marc Thompson, Sam Witwer, Various

    3.88 ABR Score (3.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.42 Audible (381)
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    Forty writers reimagine iconic Return of the Jedi scenes from minor characters' perspectives, with A-list narrators including Jon Hamm and Adam Scott lending star power to Ewoks, droids, and background cantina patrons.

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    The Battle of Jedha (Star Wars: The High Republic)

    Star Wars: The High Republic • Book 2

    by George Mann

    Narrated by Raphael Corkhill, Kristen Sieh, Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Philip Hernandez, Catherine Ho, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Brandon McInnis, Salli Saffioti, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo, Full Cast

    3.76 ABR Score (5.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.78 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.22 Audible (1.0K)
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    Jedi travel to the ancient world of Jedha, where multiple Force-worshipping creeds converge in an uneasy confluence. The full cast audio production brings cinematic scope to this exploration of diverse Force traditions beyond Jedi orthodoxy.

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    All-Star Superman

    DC Comics

    by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Meghan Fitzmartin

    Narrated by Marc Thompson, Kristen Sieh, Christopher Smith, Matthew Amendt, Scott Brick, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Robert Fass, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Brandon McInnis, Ray Porter, Full Cast

    3.74 ABR Score (144 ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (38) ★ 4.52 Audible (106)
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    Morrison and Quitely's iconic Superman reimagining gets full audio treatment with cast voices, effects, and music. Classic comic storytelling translated into immersive audio drama spanning the Man of Steel's greatest adventures.

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    Last Shot (Star Wars): A Han and Lando Novel cover

    Last Shot (Star Wars): A Han and Lando Novel

    Star Wars • Book 48

    by Daniel José Older

    Narrated by Marc Thompson, Daniel José Older, January LaVoy

    3.74 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Audible (3.0K)

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