Vikas Adam is a narrator built for the anthology — which is either a very specific skill or a very specific calling, and in his case it feels like both. His collection leans heavily on short fiction collections: Dangerous Visions, The Book of Witches, the O. Henry Prize Winners, Lovecraft's essential stories. That's a brutal format for narrators, demanding constant tonal recalibration across authors, styles, and worlds, and Adam handles it with a clean, grounded baritone that never overplays. He doesn't disappear into characters so much as he curates them — his performances feel considered, like he's made deliberate choices about pace and register rather than just reading at the page. Listeners who love literary short fiction and speculative anthologies will find him a reliable, intelligent guide. He's not a showman, but he doesn't need to be. The material is wild enough — and he knows how to get out of its way.
The Completionist Chronicles • Book 2
by Dakota Krout
Narrated by Vikas Adam
Joe's reputation as an unhinged player who sacrifices allies creates guild drama beyond typical LitRPG mechanics. Vikas Adam captures both the gaming excitement and interpersonal tensions.
The Completionist Chronicles • Book 1
by Dakota Krout
Narrated by Vikas Adam
Vikas Adam's performance perfectly captures Joe's confusion and growing competence as he navigates a game world where his ritual magic makes him a target.
by Julian Sancton
Narrated by Vikas Adam
The Belgian expedition becomes trapped in Antarctic ice for thirteen months of polar night, driving the crew toward madness and cannibalism. Vikas Adam's narration amplifies the claustrophobic horror of this true survival story.
The Charm Offensive • Book 1
by Alison Cochrun
Narrated by Vikas Adam, Graham Halstead, Cassandra Campbell
by Kim Holden
Narrated by Michael Crouch, Natasha Soudek, Bahni Turpin, Kirby Heyborne, Adenrele Ojo, Graydon Long, Erin Spencer, Vikas Adam, Kim Holden
A cast of nine narrators brings genuine depth to Toby's fragmented world, each voice anchoring a different layer of his reality until the full picture hits you like a gut punch.
Dangerous Visions • Book 1
by Harlan Ellison, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
Narrated by Tim Campbell, Simon Vance, Steven Jay Cohen, Johnny Heller, Edoardo Ballerini, Ramiz Monsef, Neil Hellegers, Jim Meskimen, JD Jackson, P. J. Ochlan, Dion Graham, Natalie Naudus, Vikas Adam, Scott Aiello
Ellison's groundbreaking 1967 anthology challenged science fiction's boundaries with taboo-breaking stories from Asimov, Dick, and Zelazny. Fourteen different narrators tackle the varied styles and provocative themes.
The Chathrand Voyage #Thasha's cure for cabin fever • Book 3
by Shawn Speakman, Tad Williams, Naomi Novik, Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, David Anthony Durham, Callie Bates, Jason Denzel, Carrie Vaughn, Deborah A. Wolf, Anna Stephens, Patrick Swenson, Ramon Terrell, Peter Orullian, Terry Brooks, Lev Grossman, Seanan McGuire, Delilah S. Dawson, Mark Lawrence, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Todd Lockwood, Cat Rambo, Robert V.S. Redick, Ken Scholes, Scott Sigler, Anna Smith Spark, Marc Turner
Narrated by Khristine Hvam, Natasha Soudek, Mark Bramhall, Michael Page, Vikas Adam, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Andrew Wincott, Luke Daniels, Brian Nishii
This charity anthology features stories from fantasy's biggest names, with multiple narrators bringing each author's unique voice to life.
by Elton John, David Furnish - foreword
Narrated by Richard Armitage, Vikas Adam, Daniel Henning, Ray Porter, Jesse Einstein, Fred Berman, Edoardo Ballerini, Mark Boyett, Kevin T. Collins, Peter Ganim, Mike Cooper, John Lee, Oliver Wyman
Richard Armitage anchors this memoir with a gravitas that matches Elton's reflective tone, making decades of touring stories feel like a confidence shared with an old friend rather than celebrity spectacle.
by Amor Towles, Jenny Minton Quigley, Emma Binder, Michele Mari, Brad Felver, Morris Collins, Jai Chakrabarti, Amber Caron, Francisco González, Caroline Kim, Katherine D. Stutzman, Juliana Leite, Kate DiCamillo, Colin Barrett, Robin Romm, Allegra Goodman, Dave Eggers, E.K. Ota, Tom Crewe, Madeline Ffitch, Jess Walter, Allegra Hyde, Brian Robert Moore, Zoë Perry
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Kristen DiMercurio, Blair Young, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Vikas Adam, Helen Laser, Johnny Rey Diaz, Jeena Yi, Jason Culp, Annette Amelia Oliveira, Dylan Moore, Alana Kerr Collins, Full Cast
Prize-winning stories from Newbery winners, National Book Award nominees, and Pulitzer finalists get the full-cast treatment they deserve in this year's essential collection.
The Essential Lovecraft Stories
by H.P. Lovecraft, Leslie S. Klinger, Fred Burman, Kevin Pariseau, Matt Godfrey, Peter Berkrot, Robert Fass, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Paul Woodson, Avi Roque, Raphael Corkhill
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Marc Vietor, Scott Brick, Simon Vance, Jonathan Davis, Jay Snyder, Mirron Willis, Kevin Kenerly, Dan Bittner, Chris Ciulla, Vikas Adam, Gregory Connors, Jason Culp, Timothy Andrés Pabon, full cast
Forty-eight stories performed by an exceptional full cast reveal why the obscure early 20th-century writer became horror and sci-fi's foundational genius.
by Jonathan Strahan, Linda D. Addison, P. Djèlí Clark, Kathleen Jennings, Tade Thompson, Ken Liu, Darcie Little Badger, Andrea Hairston, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Khaw, Tobi Ogundiran, Kelly Robson, C.L. Clark, Millie Ho, Indrapramit Das, Saad Z. Hossain, Garth Nix, Premee Mohamed, Maureen F. McHugh, Andrea Stewart, Tochi Onyebuchi, Sheree Renée Thomas, Angela Slatter, Fonda Lee, Usman T. Malik, E. Lily Yu, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Emily Y. Teng, Amal El-Mohtar, Alyssa Winans
Narrated by Vikas Adam, Anniwaa Buachie, Rainy Fields, Eva Kaminsky, Johnathan McClain, Vyvy Nguyen, Deryn Oliver, Logan Rozos, Bahni Turpin
Thirty authors reimagine witchcraft across cultures and genres in this ambitious anthology. Multiple narrators handle the diverse voices, though the collection's uneven quality shows in both writing and performance.
Music and Murder Mystery • Book 2
by Don Bruns, Heather Graham, Jeffery Deaver, William Kent Krueger, Dahlia Rose, David R. Slayton
Narrated by Jesse Vilinsky, Bahni Turpin, Bailey Carr, Andrew Eiden, Kevin Kenerly, Patrick Lawlor, Keith Szarabajka, Eva Kaminsky, Pun Bandhu, Vikas Adam, Michael David Axtell, Johnny Heller, Gary Tiedemann
Thirteen narrators tackle mystery stories inspired by Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album tracks, from "Beat It" to "Billie Jean," each interpreted by today's top crime writers.