Best Steven Pacey Audiobooks

Best Steven Pacey Audiobooks

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   The Trouble with Peace

   The Age of Madness • Book 2

   by Joe Abercrombie

   Narrated by Steven Pacey

   ★ 4.75 ABR Score (56.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.6 Goodreads (46.4K) ★ 4.86 Audible (9.8K)

   21h 57m listening time • Released 2020

   Steven Pacey's narration transforms this political dark fantasy into something almost Shakespearean—his voice work elevates already sharp character writing into genuinely unforgettable performances you'll hear in your head for months.

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   Steven Pacey's narration transforms this political dark fantasy into something almost Shakespearean—his voice work elevates already sharp character writing into genuinely unforgettable performances you'll hear in your head for months.

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   The Wisdom of Crowds

   The Age of Madness • Book 3

   by Joe Abercrombie

   Narrated by Steven Pacey

   ★ 4.74 ABR Score (50.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.6 Goodreads (41.3K) ★ 4.85 Audible (9.1K)

   23h 37m listening time • Released 2021

   Steven Pacey transforms Abercrombie's sprawling revolution into a masterclass in character voices, making each schemer's descent through chaos feel devastatingly personal across 24 hours of pure narrative grip.

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   Steven Pacey transforms Abercrombie's sprawling revolution into a masterclass in character voices, making each schemer's descent through chaos feel devastatingly personal across 24 hours of pure narrative grip.

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   Before They Are Hanged

   The First Law • Book 2

   by Joe Abercrombie

   Narrated by Steven Pacey

   ★ 4.71 ABR Score (243.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (221.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (21.7K)

   22h 39m listening time • Released 2015

   Superior Glokta's torture-scarred cynicism and Bayaz's quest for ancient magic get Steven Pacey's full character treatment across multiple storylines.

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   Superior Glokta's torture-scarred cynicism and Bayaz's quest for ancient magic get Steven Pacey's full character treatment across multiple storylines.

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   Last Argument of Kings

   The First Law • Book 3

   by Joe Abercrombie

   Narrated by Steven Pacey

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (225.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (204.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (21.0K)

   27h 4m listening time • Released 2015

   Steven Pacey captures every brutal nuance as Logen Ninefingers faces his final battle and the Bloody-Nine must confront his oldest friend turned enemy.

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   Steven Pacey captures every brutal nuance as Logen Ninefingers faces his final battle and the Bloody-Nine must confront his oldest friend turned enemy.

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   A Little Hatred

   The Age of Madness • Book 1

   by Joe Abercrombie

   Narrated by Steven Pacey

   ★ 4.65 ABR Score (72.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (61.8K) ★ 4.75 Audible (11.1K)

   20h 20m listening time • Released 2019

   Steven Pacey turns Abercrombie's grimy, morally bankrupt world into something genuinely alive—his voice work makes you feel the desperation of each character's climb, and the political scheming lands with brutal comic timing.

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   Steven Pacey turns Abercrombie's grimy, morally bankrupt world into something genuinely alive—his voice work makes you feel the desperation of each character's climb, and the political scheming lands with brutal comic timing.

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   Red Country

   First Law World • Book 6

   by Joe Abercrombie

   Narrated by Steven Pacey

   ★ 4.63 ABR Score (77.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (66.8K) ★ 4.79 Audible (10.4K)

   19h 52m listening time • Released 2012

   Shy South pursues the kidnappers who burned her home and stole her siblings, accompanied only by oxen and her cowardly stepfather Lamb.

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   Shy South pursues the kidnappers who burned her home and stole her siblings, accompanied only by oxen and her cowardly stepfather Lamb.

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   The Blade Itself

   The First Law Trilogy • Book 1

   by Joe Abercrombie

   Narrated by Steven Pacey

   ★ 4.63 ABR Score (344.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.22 Goodreads (317.5K) ★ 4.7 Audible (26.8K)

   22h 15m listening time • Released 2015

   Barbarian Logen Ninefingers, selfish nobleman Jezal, and crippled torturer Glokta are drawn into a conspiracy that threatens the kingdom. Pacey's exceptional character voices bring Abercrombie's morally gray antiheroes to life in this gritty fantasy that subverts traditional genre expectations with dark humor.

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   Barbarian Logen Ninefingers, selfish nobleman Jezal, and crippled torturer Glokta are drawn into a conspiracy that threatens the kingdom. Pacey's exceptional character voices bring Abercrombie's morally gray antiheroes to life in this gritty fantasy that subverts traditional genre expectations with dark humor.

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   The Heroes

   First Law World • Book 5

   by Joe Abercrombie

   Narrated by Steven Pacey

   ★ 4.62 ABR Score (87.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (77.8K) ★ 4.76 Audible (9.3K)

   23h 5m listening time • Released 2016

   Three brutal days of warfare over a worthless hill get Steven Pacey's full character treatment — his voice work turns each soldier into someone you'll remember.

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   Three brutal days of warfare over a worthless hill get Steven Pacey's full character treatment — his voice work turns each soldier into someone you'll remember.

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   Best Served Cold

   First Law World • Book 4

   by Joe Abercrombie

   Narrated by Steven Pacey

   ★ 4.58 ABR Score (126.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.25 Goodreads (113.4K) ★ 4.7 Audible (12.7K)

   26h 29m listening time • Released 2016

   Mercenary captain Monza survives assassination only to embark on methodical revenge against her former employers. Pacey inhabits each player in this chess game of betrayal with distinctive menace and wit.

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   Mercenary captain Monza survives assassination only to embark on methodical revenge against her former employers. Pacey inhabits each player in this chess game of betrayal with distinctive menace and wit.

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    The Devils

    The Devils • Book 1

    by Joe Abercrombie

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.54 ABR Score (69.7K ratings)

    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (62.8K) ★ 4.72 Audible (6.9K)

    25h 6m listening time • Released 2025

    Brother Diaz leads a squad of murderers and monsters on a holy mission requiring unholy methods in Abercrombie's new fantasy series. Steven Pacey returns to capture every brutal, darkly comic moment with his signature skill.

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    Brother Diaz leads a squad of murderers and monsters on a holy mission requiring unholy methods in Abercrombie's new fantasy series. Steven Pacey returns to capture every brutal, darkly comic moment with his signature skill.

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    Sharp Ends

    First Law World • Book 7

    by Joe Abercrombie

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.45 ABR Score (32.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (27.7K) ★ 4.71 Audible (4.3K)

    11h 49m listening time • Released 2016

    Abercrombie's collection explores the First Law world's darkest corners through mercenaries, thieves, and bastards living on society's brutal margins. Steven Pacey brings distinct personality to each violent, morally complex tale.

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    Abercrombie's collection explores the First Law world's darkest corners through mercenaries, thieves, and bastards living on society's brutal margins. Steven Pacey brings distinct personality to each violent, morally complex tale.

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    Locked In

    Department Q • Book 10

    by Jussi Adler-Olsen, Caroline Waight

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.30 ABR Score (10.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (9.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (525)

    16h 15m listening time • Released 2024

    Carl Mørck finds himself imprisoned while his Department Q team races to prove his innocence. Steven Pacey captures the claustrophobic tension as past cases catch up with the detective.

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    Carl Mørck finds himself imprisoned while his Department Q team races to prove his innocence. Steven Pacey captures the claustrophobic tension as past cases catch up with the detective.

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    Valdor: Birth of the Imperium (The Horus Heresy: Characters)

    The Horus Heresy: Characters

    by Chris Wraight

    Narrated by Steven Pacey, Jonathan Keeble, Katy Maw, Toby Longworth

    ★ 4.22 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)

    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.0K)

    6h 16m listening time • Released 2020

    Steven Pacey and the ensemble cast elevate Wraight's exploration of the Emperor's greatest warrior into something genuinely theatrical—each narrator brings distinct weight to Valdor's origin, making this feel less like lore-building and more like witnessing legend unfold.

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    Steven Pacey and the ensemble cast elevate Wraight's exploration of the Emperor's greatest warrior into something genuinely theatrical—each narrator brings distinct weight to Valdor's origin, making this feel less like lore-building and more like witnessing legend unfold.

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    Let Me In

    Let the Right One In • Book 1

    by John Ajvide Lindqvist

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.19 ABR Score (124.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (121.7K) ★ 4.28 Audible (2.3K)

    16h 49m listening time • Released 2010

    In 1980s Sweden, bullied twelve-year-old Oskar forms an unlikely friendship with Eli, who seems impervious to the brutal winter cold. Steven Pacey's narration captures both the innocence and underlying menace of this vampire tale.

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    In 1980s Sweden, bullied twelve-year-old Oskar forms an unlikely friendship with Eli, who seems impervious to the brutal winter cold. Steven Pacey's narration captures both the innocence and underlying menace of this vampire tale.

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    The Falling Sword

    Clash of Empires • Book 2

    by Ben Kane

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.17 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.68 Audible (263)

    15h 30m listening time • Released 2019

    Steven Pacey elevates Kane's Roman-Greek clash into a visceral experience, his voice work making Felix and Demetrios' opposing loyalties cut deeper than any plot summary could. The final battle sequence alone justifies the 15-hour commitment.

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    Steven Pacey elevates Kane's Roman-Greek clash into a visceral experience, his voice work making Felix and Demetrios' opposing loyalties cut deeper than any plot summary could. The final battle sequence alone justifies the 15-hour commitment.

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    The Way of Renegades

    The Bards and Dragons Saga • Book 1

    by Steve D. Wall

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.12 ABR Score (705 ratings)

    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (320) ★ 4.57 Audible (385)

    14h 18m listening time • Released 2023

    War hero Ulric's quiet exile ends when revolutionary rifles and Coalition blackmail force him back into action. Steven Pacey voices this flintlock fantasy that blends gunpowder technology with magical elements across 14 hours.

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    War hero Ulric's quiet exile ends when revolutionary rifles and Coalition blackmail force him back into action. Steven Pacey voices this flintlock fantasy that blends gunpowder technology with magical elements across 14 hours.

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    The Shadows in the Street

    Simon Serrailler • Book 5

    by Susan Hill

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.11 ABR Score (7.0K ratings)

    ★ 4 Goodreads (6.6K) ★ 4.4 Audible (466)

    11h 59m listening time • Released 2010

    Detective Serrailler returns from sabbatical to investigate strangled prostitutes, but when respectable women start disappearing, Lafferton erupts in fear and anger.

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    Detective Serrailler returns from sabbatical to investigate strangled prostitutes, but when respectable women start disappearing, Lafferton erupts in fear and anger.

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    The Other Side of Midnight

    Midnight • Book 1

    by Sidney Sheldon

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.11 ABR Score (50.6K ratings)

    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (50.6K) ★ 4.87 Audible (46)

    14h 30m listening time • Released 2021

    An innocent American girl becomes a pawn in a deadly triangle involving a vengeful film star, a Greek tycoon, and an international playboy. Steven Pacey's narration captures the sweeping drama and intrigue spanning from Paris to Greece in this tale of betrayal.

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    An innocent American girl becomes a pawn in a deadly triangle involving a vengeful film star, a Greek tycoon, and an international playboy. Steven Pacey's narration captures the sweeping drama and intrigue spanning from Paris to Greece in this tale of betrayal.

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    Let the Right One In

    Let the Right One In • Book 1

    by John Ajvide Lindqvist

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (122.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (121.7K) ★ 4.31 Audible (301)

    16h 48m listening time • Released 2022

    Twelve-year-old Oskar befriends Eli, his mysterious new neighbor who only comes out at night and seems to never feel the cold. Steven Pacey navigates the horror and tenderness of this vampire story set in 1980s Swedish suburbia.

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    Twelve-year-old Oskar befriends Eli, his mysterious new neighbor who only comes out at night and seems to never feel the cold. Steven Pacey navigates the horror and tenderness of this vampire story set in 1980s Swedish suburbia.

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    Memories of Midnight

    Midnight • Book 2

    by Sidney Sheldon

    Narrated by Steven Pacey

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (21.2K ratings)

    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (20.9K) ★ 4.58 Audible (310)

    9h 43m listening time • Released 1999

    Catherine Douglas battles amnesia while facing Constantin Demiris, the Greek shipping magnate who destroyed her life. Pacey's rich voice captures the Mediterranean intrigue brilliantly.

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    Catherine Douglas battles amnesia while facing Constantin Demiris, the Greek shipping magnate who destroyed her life. Pacey's rich voice captures the Mediterranean intrigue brilliantly.

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