Where to Start with R.C. Bray
- New to R.C. Bray? Start here → Columbus Day
- What fans keep coming back to → Paradise
- Underrated but highly rated → Crash Dive
- Highest rated by listeners → Well Fed
- Best narrator–author pairing → Hell Divers II: Ghosts
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Well Fed
Mountain Man • Book 4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.75 ABR Score (12.5K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.82 Audible (10.0K)More about this pick
Four years after the outbreak, Gus enjoys peaceful farm life until road savages shatter his routine. Bray's gruff portrayal shows how quickly domestic tranquility can collapse into highway warfare.
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Hell Divers III: Deliverance
Hell Divers Series • Book 3
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.74 ABR Score (20.1K ratings)★ 4.77 Audible (20.1K) -
Hell Divers II: Ghosts
Hell Divers Series • Book 2
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.71 ABR Score (22.8K ratings)★ 4.74 Audible (22.8K) -
Fallout
Expeditionary Force • Book 13
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.69 ABR Score (26.0K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (7.2K) ★ 4.89 Audible (18.8K)More about this pick
R.C. Bray returns with his beloved portrayal of Joe and Skippy, continuing the Expeditionary Force saga that has captivated millions of listeners.
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After It Happened: Publisher's Pack 3
After It Happened • Book 5
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.67 ABR Score (5.0K ratings)★ 4.82 Audible (5.0K) -
Match Game
Expeditionary Force • Book 14
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.64 ABR Score (19.8K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (6.6K) ★ 4.86 Audible (13.2K)More about this pick
For the first time, Skippy the Magnificent faces an AI opponent of equal power—and he might actually need those filthy monkeys' help. Bray's Skippy remains perfection.
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Zero Hour
Expeditionary Force • Book 5
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.63 ABR Score (56.2K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (14.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (41.4K)More about this pick
The Merry Band of Pirates faces their biggest crisis yet as their stolen alien ship falls apart and Skippy the AI apparently dies, stranding them thousands of lightyears from Earth.
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Failure Mode
Expeditionary Force • Book 15
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.62 ABR Score (25.7K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (6.4K) ★ 4.82 Audible (19.3K)More about this pick
When the galaxy faces doom and all plans collapse, humans and Skippy must salvage what they can from total disaster. R.C. Bray captures both the series' signature humor and its darkest stakes yet.
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Crash Dive
Crash Dive Series • Book 1
by Craig DiLouie
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.62 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)★ 4.66 Goodreads (692) ★ 4.87 Audible (4.2K)More about this pick
Submarine warfare in the Pacific comes alive through Charlie Harrison's eyes as he battles the Imperial Japanese Navy. R.C. Bray's commanding performance puts you in the claustrophobic depths of a WWII sub.
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Exodus
Arisen • Book 5
by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (5.6K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (2.6K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
The world's last aircraft carrier prepares for a massive zombie horde assault on its flight deck in what becomes a modern Stalingrad. Bray's tactical narration intensifies every desperate defensive moment.
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Mountain Man: Prequel
Mountain Man #0.4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.7K)More about this pick
R.C. Bray's gravel-voiced delivery transforms this zombie siege into something claustrophobic and relentless—he makes you feel trapped inside that megastore as hard as the characters are.
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Black Ops
Expeditionary Force • Book 4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (58.2K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (16.5K) ★ 4.8 Audible (41.7K)More about this pick
The pirate crew of the Flying Dutchman discovers that preventing another alien attack on Earth isn't as simple as they hoped. R.C. Bray keeps the military sci-fi humor sharp.
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Task Force Hammer
Expeditionary Force • Book 17
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.58 ABR Score (11.8K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.85 Audible (7.8K)More about this pick
The Merry Band of Pirates thought they'd won by stopping the Sentinel theft, but their real enemy is far worse than imagined. R.C. Bray delivers Alanson's signature humor amid the cosmic-scale threats.
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Paradise
Expeditionary Force • Book 3
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.56 ABR Score (67.3K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (18.7K) ★ 4.77 Audible (48.7K)More about this pick
Colonel Bishop's crew investigates what happened to humans stranded on the planet nicknamed Paradise while facing new alien threats. R.C. Bray continues his excellent series performance, balancing military tension with Alanson's signature humor and complex space politics.
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Deathmatch
Arisen • Book 11
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.54 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.81 Audible (2.4K)More about this pick
Elite military operators face their deadliest enemy yet: enhanced soldiers with their skills but zero humanity. R.C. Bray's intensity matches the brutal stakes.
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Columbus Day
Expeditionary Force • Book 1
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.53 ABR Score (84.3K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (34.1K) ★ 4.71 Audible (50.2K)More about this pick
Humanity gets caught between two alien species in an interstellar war, with Joe Bishop providing sarcastic military commentary on cosmic politics. R.C. Bray's performance captures the protagonist's wise-cracking voice and the military science fiction's humor-heavy tone.
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Gateway
Expeditionary Force • Book 18
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.52 ABR Score (9.9K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6.6K)More about this pick
Operation Olympic transforms from triumph to catastrophe in moments, leaving the Merry Band of Pirates facing their worst defeat—without Skippy's help for the first time.
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SpecOps
Expeditionary Force • Book 2
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.50 ABR Score (58.5K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (22.5K) ★ 4.71 Audible (36.0K)More about this pick
Colonel Bishop returns to space with seventy UN specialists aboard the captured starship Flying Dutchman for another impossible mission. R.C. Bray continues his excellent work bringing military humor and alien chaos to life.
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Aftermath
Expeditionary Force • Book 16
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.50 ABR Score (11.7K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (5.1K) ★ 4.79 Audible (6.7K)More about this pick
R.C. Bray returns for the post-victory chaos as Joe and Skippy face the messy reality after their stunning win — nearly twenty hours of space opera comfort food.
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The Flood
Arisen • Book 10
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.46 ABR Score (5.6K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.84 Audible (3.7K)More about this pick
London under zombie siege and desperate missions into fallen Russia get R.C. Bray's intense treatment as Major Jameson weighs retrieving a pathogen that kills even the undead.
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Hellifax
Mountain Man • Book 3
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.46 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.73 Audible (1.8K)More about this pick
Serial killers stalk frozen streets while infected vermin rise from sewers and half-frozen deadheads block every avenue of escape. R.C. Bray's narration amplifies the claustrophobic dread as Scott hunts for Tenner through this nightmare cityscape.
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Deathtrap
Mavericks • Book 1
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.46 ABR Score (15.4K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.75 Audible (11.5K)More about this pick
Humans recruited into an Alien Legion face their first mission on a backwater planet where everyone harbors hidden agendas. R.C. Bray brings his signature military sci-fi expertise to Craig Alanson's latest universe.
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Able Bodied Soldier 1
Able Bodied Soldier • Book 1
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.45 ABR Score (1.7K ratings)★ 4.75 Audible (1.7K) -
The Mountain Man Omnibus Books 1-3
Mountain Man #1-3 • Book 1
by Keith C. Blackmore, R.C. Bray
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.44 ABR Score (13.3K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (12.2K)More about this pick
Augustus Berry's fortress on the mountain becomes your bunker as zombies close in, with every scavenging run into the dead city dripping with tension. R.C. Bray's gruff narration captures the protagonist's whiskey-soaked paranoia perfectly.
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