Where to Start with Nick Sullivan
- New to Nick Sullivan? Start here → Term Limits
- What fans keep coming back to → Transfer of Power
- Short listen, big payoff → Great Classic Science Fiction
- Highest rated by listeners → The Third Option
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Transfer of Power
Mitch Rapp • Book 3
by Vince Flynn
Narrated by Nick Sullivan
★ 4.62 ABR Score (76.0K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (61.0K) ★ 4.61 Audible (15.0K)More about this pick
Terrorists seize the White House in a brutal massacre, but they didn't count on CIA operative Mitch Rapp being inside during the assault.
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The Third Option
Mitch Rapp • Book 4
by Vince Flynn
Narrated by Nick Sullivan
★ 4.58 ABR Score (62.6K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (50.9K) ★ 4.61 Audible (11.7K)More about this pick
Mitch Rapp's final mission becomes a deadly trap in Flynn's explosive thriller, with Nick Sullivan maintaining breakneck tension as betrayal comes from within.
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Term Limits
by Vince Flynn
Narrated by Nick Sullivan
★ 4.56 ABR Score (45.7K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (38.6K) ★ 4.59 Audible (7.1K)More about this pick
Politicians assassinated for corruption, Congress under siege – Flynn's political thriller reads like tomorrow's headlines. Sullivan's steady delivery keeps you focused on the terrifying plausibility.
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The Privilege of the Sword
The World of Riverside • Book 2
by Ellen Kushner
Narrated by Ellen Kushner, Barbara Rosenblat, Felicia Day, Joe Hurley, Katherine Kellgren, Nick Sullivan, Neil Gaiman
★ 3.65 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (5.5K) ★ 4.01 Audible (848)More about this pick
Katherine comes to the city to learn swordplay from her scandalous uncle in this Riverside sequel. Seven narrators including Neil Gaiman create a full-cast fantasy experience.
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Great Classic Science Fiction
Great Classic Stories (BBC Audio)
by H.G. Wells, James H. Schmitz, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert, Fritz Leiber, Andre Norton
Narrated by Simon Vance, Barbara Rosenblat, Nick Sullivan, Robert Fass, Katherine Kellgren, Scott Brick, Stephen Thorne, Greg Itzin
★ 3.65 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.42 Goodreads (522) ★ 4.23 Audible (566)More about this pick
H.G. Wells, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert and others in classic sci-fi anthology spanning decades. Eight different narrators including Simon Vance and Scott Brick handle the varied styles.
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D.C. Noir
D.C. Noir • Book 1
by George P. Pelecanos, Quintin Peterson, James Grady, Jim Beane, Rubén Castañeda, Jennifer Howard, Lester Irby, Robert Andrews, David Slater, Jim Fusilli, Robert Wisdom, Richard Currey, Laura Lippman, James M. Patton, Kenji Jasper, Norman W. Kelley
Narrated by Lisa Renee Pitts, Cassandra Campbell, William Dufris, Mirron Willis, Carol Monda, Ray Porter, Nick Sullivan, Victor Bevine
★ 3.56 ABR Score (636 ratings)★ 3.42 Goodreads (610) ★ 3.88 Audible (26)More about this pick
Sixteen authors explore Washington's criminal underbelly across neighborhoods from Dupont Circle to Southeast. Multiple narrators guide you through each district's distinct flavor of corruption.
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Swordspoint
The World of Riverside • Book 1
by Ellen Kushner
Narrated by Ellen Kushner, Dion Graham, Katherine Kellgren, Robert Fass, Nick Sullivan, Simon Jones
★ 3.35 ABR Score (12.5K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (11.1K) ★ 3.66 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
Political ambitions and passionate affairs drive this elegant fantasy of manners, filled with plot twists and wit, brought to life by a full cast including Ellen Kushner herself.
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