Best Nicholas Guy Smith Audiobooks
Nicholas Guy Smith possesses a refined, elegant voice that is ideally suited to literary fiction and historical narratives. His narration of The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro captures the novel's devastating emotional restraint with exquisite precision — every measured pause and carefully modulated phrase mirrors the butler Stevens' own suppressed feelings. Smith also brings gravitas to Jodi Picoult's By Any Other Name and Raymond E. Feist's Magician: Apprentice, demonstrating comfort with both literary fiction and epic fantasy. His voice is clear and cultured, with a British formality that can warm or chill depending on the material's demands. He handles ensemble anthologies like The Book of Swords and The Book of Magic with ease, differentiating multiple authors' styles without losing continuity. Listeners who prize narrators with refined diction, emotional subtlety, and the ability to serve quiet literary masterpieces will find Smith an outstanding choice.
Where to Start with Nicholas Guy Smith
- New to Nicholas Guy Smith? Start here → By Any Other Name
- What fans keep coming back to → Magician: Apprentice
- Short listen, big payoff → Messy
- Highest rated by listeners → Buried Deep and Other Stories
Best Nicholas Guy Smith Audiobooks
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Magician: Apprentice
Riftwar Saga • Book 1
by Raymond E. Feist
Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith
★ 4.38 ABR Score (108.1K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (103.4K) ★ 4.7 Audible (4.6K)More about this pick
Orphan Pug studies magic in the Kingdom of the Isles when otherworldly invaders breach spacetime itself, threatening two worlds with ancient dark powers. Nicholas Guy Smith's performance captures Feist's grand fantasy scope across this substantial runtime.
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By Any Other Name
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, Jayne Entwistle, Andrew Fallaize, Joe Jameson, John Lee, Nicholas Guy Smith, Simon Vance, Steve West
★ 4.30 ABR Score (128.0K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (125.0K) ★ 4.53 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
Two women centuries apart—Elizabethan Emilia Bassano and modern playwright Melina Green—fight for recognition in male-dominated theater worlds. A stellar cast led by Billie Fulford-Brown explores this dual narrative about hidden female genius.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
by Daily Books
Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith
★ 4.29 ABR Score (46.8K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (23) ★ 4.68 Audible (46.8K)More about this pick
Nicholas Guy Smith voices a Russian aristocrat with unshakeable wit, turning what could be tragedy into something luminous. Literature made for audiobook.
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Messy
by Tim Harford
Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith
★ 4.00 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.55 Audible (396)More about this pick
Nicholas Guy Smith guides you through Harford's counterintuitive thesis that disorder, not organization, sparks creativity and resilience across multiple domains.
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Buried Deep and Other Stories
by Naomi Novik
Narrated by Frankie Corzo, Nicholas Guy Smith, Imani Jade Powers, Simon Vance, Elizabeth Knowelden, Saskia Maarleveld, Lauren Fortgang, Ell Potter, Billie Fulford-Brown, Steve West, Lisa Flanagan, Bronwen Price, Anisha Dadia, Naomi Novik
★ 3.99 ABR Score (6.9K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (6.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (98)More about this pick
Fourteen different narrators bring Novik's multiverse to life, from Temeraire's dragons to Scholomance's gothic halls, each voice suited to their fantastical realm.
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The Book of Magic
Spiritwalker #Bloom
by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Megan Lindholm, John Crowley, Matthew Hughes, Ysabeau S. Wilce, Rachel Pollack, Eleanor Arnason, Tim Powers, Liz Williams, Garth Nix, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Greg Van Eekhout, George R.R. Martin, Andy Duncan, Kate Elliott, Scott Lynch
Narrated by Elliot Hill, Karissa Vacker, Sile Bermingham, Maxwell Caulfield, Susan Denaker, Scott Brick, Bruce Mann, Holly Palance, Nicholas Guy Smith, Steve West, Various
★ 3.66 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 3.7 Goodreads (839) ★ 4.07 Audible (191)More about this pick
Eighteen fantasy authors explore magic's dual nature—from Gandalf to Saruman, from Glinda to the Wicked Witch—in stories spanning power, wisdom, and corruption. Multiple narrators including Scott Brick and Karissa Vacker bring distinct voices to each tale's unique magical system.
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The Book of Swords
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz #7 - A Long, Cold Trail
by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, Matthew Hughes, Kate Elliott, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, C.J. Cherryh, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Scott Lynch, Rich Larson, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Cecelia Holland, George R.R. Martin
Narrated by John Lee, Katharine Lee McEwan, Kim Mai Guest, Elliot Hill, Richard Brewer, Nicholas Guy Smith, Kirby Heyborne, Julia Whelan, Mark Deakins, Steve West, Ralph Lister
★ 3.65 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.16 Audible (419)More about this pick
Seventeen fantasy masters including George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb contribute sword-and-sorcery tales inspired by classic heroes like Conan. The ensemble of narrators including John Lee and Julia Whelan matches the anthology's varied storytelling styles.