Best Stewart Crank Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Stewart Crank — 6 titles spanning Fantasy, Sci-Fi, averaging 4.01 ABR stars.

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Stewart Crank is a fixture in high-production dramatized audiobooks, the kind of actor who makes ensemble casts feel like radio theater rather than a table read. His work spans two of the most ambitious dramatized adaptations in fantasy audio — the Riyria Chronicles, where Sullivan's witty adventure storytelling demands precise comic timing across a full cast, and the Red Rising dramatization, where Brown's brutal, propulsive prose needs voices with real edge. Crank delivers both. His performances are crisp and character-specific, never blending into the background noise of a multi-voice production. If you prefer your audiobooks with cinematic texture — distinct characters, dramatic tension, production that rewards attention — Crank turns up reliably in the best of them. Fantasy listeners who've graduated from single-narrator to full-cast productions will keep running into his name, and that's no accident.

Where to Start with Stewart Crank

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    The Crown Tower : The Riyria Chronicles 1 (Riyria Chronicles) cover

    The Crown Tower : The Riyria Chronicles 1 (Riyria Chronicles)

    The Riyria Chronicles • Book 1

    by Michael J. Sullivan

    Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati, Peter Holdway, Shanta Parasuraman, Terence Aselford, John Kielty, Kay Eluvian, Brandon Burton, Stewart Crank

    ★ 4.28 ABR Score (43.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (43.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (223)
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    A warrior and thief who hate each other must steal from an impregnable tower in this origin story, performed by a full cast that handles the fantasy world-building beautifully.

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    Red Rising (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)

    Red Rising • Book 1

    by Pierce Brown

    Narrated by full cast, Stewart Crank, John Kielty, Richard Rohan, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Jenna Sharpe, Kay Eluvian, Jon Vertullo, Ian Russell, Alejandro Ruiz, Andrew Colford, Bradley Foster Smith

    ★ 4.24 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (947)
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    A Red miner infiltrates the ruling Gold class to destroy their society from within in this full-cast dramatization of the dystopian sci-fi classic.

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    Sweep in Peace

    Innkeeper Chronicles [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 2

    by Ilona Andrews, Nora Achrati, Alejandro Ruiz, Christopher Walker, Holly Adams, James Lewis, Karen Novack, Lily Beacon, Scott McCormick, Kay Eluvian, Jenna Sharpe, Stewart Crank, Alex Hill-Knight, Jon Vertullo

    Narrated by Christopher Walker, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Karen Novack, Lily Beacon, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Kay Eluvian, Jenna Sharpe, Stewart Crank, Alex Hill-Knight, Jon Vertullo

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (582) ★ 4.81 Audible (518)
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    Dina's magical inn hosts a three-species peace summit in this dramatized adaptation, with the full cast bringing each alien delegation to vivid life.

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    Drumindor (Dramatized Adaptation): The Riyria Chronicles

    The Riyria Chronicles • Book 5

    by Michael J. Sullivan, Full Cast

    Narrated by full cast, Bradley Foster Smith, Danny Gavigan, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati, Andrew James Spooner, Jenna Sharpe, Zura Johnson, Peter Holdway, Emlyn McFarland, Stewart Crank, Chris Davenport

    ★ 4.04 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.76 Audible (17)
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    A fired master craftsman dwarf threatens to obliterate a city, so Riyria gets hired to stop him. The full cast production brings Sullivan's fantasy heist to cinematic life.

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    The Dragonbone Chair (Part 2 of 3) (Dramatized Adaptation): Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

    Memory, Sorrow & Thorn • Book 1

    by Tad Williams, Full Cast

    Narrated by full cast, Peter Holdway, Stewart Crank, Christopher Walker, Kymberley Cochrane, Lily Beacon, Michael Glenn, Andy Brownstein, Jonathan David Bullock, Martin Dickinson, Delton Engle-Sorrell, Andrew James Spooner

    ★ 3.68 ABR Score (3 ratings)
    ★ 5 Audible (3)
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    Full-cast production brings Williams' epic to theatrical life as the Storm King rises and kitchen boy Simon faces his destiny.

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    Pamela

    The Rylee Adamson Epilogues [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 3

    by Shannon Mayer, Full Cast

    Narrated by full cast, Shanta Parasuraman, Niusha Nawab, Yenni Ann, Stewart Crank, Danielle Cohen, Andrew James Spooner, Julie-Ann Elliott, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby, Nora Achrati, Robb Moreira

    ★ 3.63 ABR Score (8 ratings)
    ★ 3.8 Goodreads (5) ★ 4.67 Audible (3)
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    Witch Pamela's desperate alliance with mysterious Raven gets full dramatic treatment as she faces supernatural darkness threatening her chosen family in this fantasy audio drama.

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