Best Steve Wannall Audiobooks
Steve Wannall has carved out a niche in the scrappier corners of genre fiction — urban fantasy, noir-tinged mysteries, and sci-fi with an attitude — and he's exactly the kind of narrator those books need. His voice has a naturally dry, understated quality that plays especially well with deadpan humor; his work on The Fangs of Freelance, part of Drew Hayes's Fred the Vampire Accountant series, leans into the absurdity without overselling it, which is harder than it sounds. He brings a grittier edge to darker material like the Eric Carter noir fantasy books, where that same controlled delivery becomes something more like menace. Wannall isn't a showman — he doesn't chase big character voices — but his restraint keeps the storytelling grounded and the pacing tight. Listeners who prefer narrators who get out of the way and let the story breathe will find a lot to appreciate here.
Best Steve Wannall Audiobooks
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Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians • Book 4
by Brandon Sanderson, Alejandro Ruiz, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Chris Genebach, Sakile Lyles, Marni Penning, Thomas Penny, Zeke Altonn, Eva Wilhelm
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Chris Genebach, Sakile Lyles, Marni Penning, Thomas Penny, Zeke Alton, Eva Wilhelm, Nora Achrati, Laura C Harris, Scott McCormick, Ken Jackson, Steve Wannall, full cast
★ 4.06 ABR Score (209 ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (78) ★ 4.75 Audible (131) - 2
Cult Classic
Eric Carter • Book 9
by Stephen Blackmoore, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Jessica Threet, Steve Wannall, Dawn Ursula, Holly Adams, Torian Brackett, Rana Kay, Alexandra Cohler, Richard Rohan, Ryan Dalusung
Narrated by Alexandra Cohler, Dawn Ursula, Holly Adams, Steve Wannall, Michael John Casey, Torian Brackett, Nora Achrati, full cast, Richard Rohan, Ryan Dalusung, Rana Kay, Jessica Threet
★ 4.06 ABR Score (753 ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (747) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)More about this pick
Eric Carter hunts a talking Oracle head that can rewrite past and future, causing Jazz Age Los Angeles to bleed into modern reality. The full cast captures the temporal chaos perfectly.
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Liam
The Rylee Adamson Epilogues [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 2
Narrated by full cast, Chris Genebach, Troy Allan, Dominique Salvacion, LaMont Ridgell, Lily Beacon, Karen Novack, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Steve Wannall, Bradley Foster Smith, Robb Moreira
★ 3.80 ABR Score (13 ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (8) ★ 4.8 Audible (5)More about this pick
Former FBI agent turned Guardian wolf shifter Liam protects three orphaned ogre triplets after the demon war ends. The full cast production captures the urban fantasy's ensemble dynamics.
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Buried Memories
Ishmael Jones • Book 10
Narrated by Scott McCormick, Laura C. Harris, Andrew James Spooner, Lise Bruneau, Jenna Sharpe, Holly Adams, Torian Brackett, Elias Khalil, Steve Wannall, Ian Russell, Nora Achrati, full cast
★ 3.75 ABR Score (467 ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (459) ★ 4.88 Audible (8)More about this pick
Ishmael Jones returns to his 1963 crash site seeking answers about his hidden past, but a brutal murder derails his investigation in this full-cast production that captures small-town menace perfectly.
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Like a Boss
Windswept • Book 2
by Adam Rakunas
Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Ken Jackson, Nora Achrati, Lise Bruneau, Christopher Graybill, Steve Wannall, Lily Beacon, Helen Pafumi, Dani Stoller, Todd Scofield, Amanda Forstrom
★ 3.66 ABR Score (179 ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (175) ★ 4.75 Audible (4) - 6
Deathly Delinquency
Gang of Ghouls [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 4
by Eva Chase
Narrated by Rana Kay, Robb Moreira, Scott McCormick, Arden Wannall, full cast, Nora Achrati, Taylor Coan, Kelly Baskin, Stephon Walker, Wyn Delano, Steve Wannall, Danny Gavigan
★ 3.65 ABR Score (30 ratings)★ 3.5 Goodreads (22) ★ 4.25 Audible (8)More about this pick
Full cast production captures the fury of a woman whose resurrected gangster lovers face destruction while battling a family of supernatural monsters.