Best Susan Cooper Audiobooks
Where to Start with Susan Cooper
- Best entry point → Ghost Hawk
- Best standalone → King of Shadows
- What fans keep coming back to → The Dark Is Rising
- Best narrator for Susan Cooper → Silver on the Tree
- Highest rated by listeners → Greenwitch (The Dark Is Rising #3)
Best Susan Cooper Audiobooks
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Silver on the Tree
The Dark Is Rising • Book 5
by Susan Cooper
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 4.19 ABR Score (36.9K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (36.3K) ★ 4.65 Audible (587)9h 26m listening time • Released 2003 - 2
Greenwitch
The Dark Is Rising • Book 3
by Susan Cooper, Unknown Author
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 4.14 ABR Score (33.0K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (32.3K) ★ 4.63 Audible (716)4h 23m listening time • Released 2007 - 3
The Dark Is Rising
The Dark Is Rising • Book 2
by Susan Cooper
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 4.13 ABR Score (62.5K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (61.2K) ★ 4.54 Audible (1.3K)8h 42m listening time • Released 2003 - 4
Ghost Hawk
by Susan Cooper
Narrated by Jim Dale
★ 3.81 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.37 Audible (145)8h 44m listening time • Released 2013Jim Dale's narration transforms this divided story into something seamless—his voice work across two cultures and timelines creates genuine tension where the audiobook format makes the stakes feel immediate and inescapable.
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King of Shadows
by Susan Cooper
Narrated by Jim Dale
★ 3.75 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)★ 3.69 Goodreads (3.8K) ★ 4.18 Audible (68)4h 52m listening time • Released 2013Jim Dale's voice work transforms this time-slip story into pure theatrical magic, matching Cooper's gift for weaving Shakespeare seamlessly into a boy's emotional journey. A brief, perfect audiobook that earns its awards.