Best Carolyn Kashner Audiobooks

Carolyn Kashner has carved out a niche in comedic urban fantasy, and her work on Drew Hayes' Fred, the Vampire Accountant series is the clearest proof of it. That series demands a narrator who can play the absurdity straight — a vampire CPA navigating tax season and monster politics — and Kashner delivers it with a dry, grounded warmth that makes the jokes land harder. Her voice has a natural conversational quality, like someone who genuinely finds the material funny without winking at the audience. Beyond Fred, she shows up in ensemble dramatized adaptations like Married to Magic and A Duel With the Vampire Lord, where her ability to hold her own alongside a full cast signals real range. With a catalog weighted toward genre-blending, laugh-forward fantasy, Kashner is a strong pick for listeners who want their audiobooks smart and slightly irreverent — and who've already burned through the obvious big names.

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6 audiobooks in collection
3.77 avg ABR rating
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery

Best Carolyn Kashner Audiobooks

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    Posthumous Education : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 8 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant) cover

    Posthumous Education : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 8 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 8

    by Drew Hayes, Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Stinson, Cody Roberts, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Amanda Forstrom, Carolyn Kashner, Eva Wilhelm, Dawn Ursula, Christopher Walker, Alejandro Ruiz

    Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Foster Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Chris Stinson, Christopher Walker, Dawn Ursula, Eva Wilhelm, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Cody Roberts, full cast

    4.13 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (77)
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    Vampire accountant Fred owes a favor to fey royalty and expects danger—instead, he's asked to teach at a supernatural university where the real threat is academic politics.

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    Planet of the Japes (Space Team Universe, 7) cover

    Planet of the Japes (Space Team Universe, 7)

    Space Team • Book 7

    by Barry J. Hutchison

    Narrated by Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Danny Gavigan, Mort Shelby, Nora Achrati, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Yasmin Tuazon, Rob McFadyen, Darius Johnson, Phil Thron, Mark Harrietha

    3.97 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.72 Audible (50)
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    Space Team follows mysterious coordinates to a planet-sized theme park populated by homicidal clownbots and zero safety regulations. The full cast brings manic energy to this absurd blend of comedy and cosmic horror.

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    Heroes Road: Volume One (1 of 3)

    Heroes Road • Book 1

    by Chuck Rogers

    Narrated by full cast, Bradley Smith, Chris Genebach, Nora Achrati, Carolyn Kashner, Jeff Allin, Michael Glenn, Andy Clemence, Chris Stinson, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Zeke Alton

    3.87 ABR Score (295 ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (276) ★ 4.74 Audible (19)
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    Two disgraced soldiers with impossible debts take a desperate contract in this fantasy adventure. The full cast production creates an immersive radio drama experience.

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    A Duel With The Vampire Lord cover

    A Duel With The Vampire Lord

    Married to Magic [Dramatized Adaption] • Book 3

    by Elise Kova, Triya Leong, Danny Gavigan, David Engel, Robb Moreira, Torian Brackett, Carolyn Kashner, Megan Dominy

    Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Yasmin Tuazon, Triya Leong, Danny Gavigan, David Engel, Robb Moreira, Torian Brackett, Carolyn Kashner, Megan Dominy, Cody Roberts

    3.79 ABR Score (374 ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (316) ★ 4.4 Audible (58)
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    Hunter's Hamlet's forge maiden must kill the Vampire Lord during the blood moon in this dramatized vampire romance. The full cast brings theatrical energy to the supernatural showdown.

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    The Deeds of the Disturber (Dramatized Adaptation): Amelia Peabody cover

    The Deeds of the Disturber (Dramatized Adaptation): Amelia Peabody

    Amelia Peabody • Book 5

    by Elizabeth Peters, Full Cast

    Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Michael Glenn, Marni Penning, Troy Allan, Carolyn Kashner, Ken Jackson, Christopher Tester, Peter Holdway, Arden Wannall, Nora Achrati, Mike Carnes

    3.50 ABR Score (9 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (6) ★ 5 Audible (3)
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    Victorian Egyptologist Amelia Peabody investigates a watchman's death near a cursed mummy case in this full-cast production that captures the period atmosphere with theatrical flair.

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    Cemetery Tango (Dramatized Adaptation): Deathlands cover

    Cemetery Tango (Dramatized Adaptation): Deathlands

    Deathlands • Book 156

    by James Axler, Full Cast

    Narrated by full cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, Lolita Horne, Robb Moreira, Mike Carnes, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Williams, Nora Achrati, Peter Stanley, Jameson Hunt

    3.36 ABR Score (4 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (4)
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    Oregon's massive cemetery holds treasures from three million nukecaust victims, drawing warring graverobbers and Ryan Cawdor's crew. Full-cast dramatization with sound effects and music.

All Carolyn Kashner Audiobooks (6)

Fantasy (2)

Posthumous Education : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 8 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant) by Drew Hayes, Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Stinson, Cody Roberts, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Amanda Forstrom, Carolyn Kashner, Eva Wilhelm, Dawn Ursula, Christopher Walker, Alejandro Ruiz
4.39 8h 40m
4.31 5h 45m

Sci-Fi (2)

4.33 7h 4m
4.50 5h 44m

Romance (1)

A Duel With The Vampire Lord by Elise Kova, Triya Leong, Danny Gavigan, David Engel, Robb Moreira, Torian Brackett, Carolyn Kashner, Megan Dominy
3.85 12h 33m

Mystery (1)

4.00 12h 21m