Best Allan Corduner Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Allan Corduner — 25 titles spanning Historical Fiction, Mystery, Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Horror, Biography & Memoir, averaging 4.05 ABR stars.

Allan Corduner has a voice that feels like it was made for literary fiction with a dark edge — warm enough to draw you in, but carrying an undercurrent of weight that suits stories about death, magic, and moral complexity. His narration of The Book Thief is quietly exceptional, threading the difficult balance of Zusak's Death-as-narrator with a tone that's both detached and deeply sorrowful. He's equally at home in whimsical territory — his Good Omens captures the comic timing Gaiman and Pratchett demand without ever feeling broad or stagey. A classically trained British actor, Corduner brings genuine theatrical craft rather than performance-for-performance's-sake; his seven Garth Nix recordings show a narrator who can sustain a series voice across hundreds of hours. Listeners who gravitate toward atmospheric, prose-heavy fiction — the kind where the writing itself is the point — will find Corduner an ideal companion.

Where to Start with Allan Corduner

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    The Book Thief

    by Markus Zusak

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 4.73 ABR Score (2.9M ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (2.9M) ★ 4.64 Audible (34.7K)
    13h 56m listening time • Released 2006
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    Moonflower Murders

    Susan Ryeland • Book 2

    by Anthony Horowitz

    Narrated by Lesley Manville, Allan Corduner

    ★ 4.36 ABR Score (71.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (66.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (4.5K)
    18h 28m listening time • Released 2020
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    Good Omens

    by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Arthur Darvill, Chris Nelson, David Tennant, Ferdinand Frisby Williams, Gabrielle Glaister, Josh Hopkins, Katherine Kingsley, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Lemn Sissay, Lorelei King, Louis Davison, Matt Reeves, Michael Sheen

    ★ 4.33 ABR Score (830.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (830.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (206)
    12h 14m listening time • Released 2022
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    Lovely War

    by Julie Berry

    Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Allan Corduner, Julie Berry, Dion Graham, Fiona Hardingham, John Lee, Nathaniel Parker, Steve West

    ★ 4.27 ABR Score (71.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (70.5K) ★ 4.51 Audible (1.2K)
    12h 57m listening time • Released 2019
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    The Most Precious of Cargoes

    by Jean-Claude Grumberg

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 4.23 ABR Score (5.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (5.3K)
    1h 45m listening time • Released 2021
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    Magpie Murders

    Susan Ryeland • Book 1

    by Anthony Horowitz

    Narrated by Samantha Bond, Allan Corduner

    ★ 4.21 ABR Score (183.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (170.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (13.2K)
    15h 48m listening time • Released 2017
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    Inkdeath

    Tintenwelt • Book 3

    by Cornelia Funke

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 4.12 ABR Score (95.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (94.3K) ★ 4.54 Audible (1.4K)
    19h 45m listening time • Released 2008
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    Drowned Wednesday

    The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 3

    by Garth Nix

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 4.05 ABR Score (28.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (27.7K) ★ 4.58 Audible (663)
    8h 39m listening time • Released 2006
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    Superior Saturday

    The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 6

    by Garth Nix

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 4.00 ABR Score (16.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (15.8K) ★ 4.5 Audible (456)
    6h 5m listening time • Released 2008
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    The Sleeper and the Spindle

    by Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell

    Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, Michael Maloney, Sean Baker, Jane Collingwood, Clare Corbett, Allan Corduner, Katherine Kingsley

    ★ 3.99 ABR Score (55.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (54.3K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.1K)
    1h 5m listening time • Released 2015
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    The Puppets of Spelhorst

    The Norendy Tales • Book 1

    by Kate DiCamillo, Julie Morstad

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.97 ABR Score (7.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.47 Audible (17)
    1h 39m listening time • Released 2023
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    Dracula: With original content

    by Bram Stoker, Dacre Stoker

    Narrated by Alana Kerr Collins, Allan Corduner, Pete Bradbury, Raphael Corkhill, Saskia Maarleveld, Vikas Adam

    ★ 3.96 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)
    16h 25m listening time • Released 2018
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    Magyk

    Septimus Heap • Book 1

    by Angie Sage, Mark Zug

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.96 ABR Score (129.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (125.4K) ★ 4.34 Audible (4.0K)
    12h 10m listening time • Released 2005
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    Lord Sunday

    The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 7

    by Garth Nix

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.95 ABR Score (16.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (16.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (15)
    7h 13m listening time • Released 2010
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    The Passion of Dolssa

    by Julie Berry

    Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Fiona Hardingham, Allan Corduner, Julie Berry

    ★ 3.94 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (7.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (201)
    11h 42m listening time • Released 2016
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    Dead Souls

    by Nikolai Gogol, Nikolay Andreyev

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.94 ABR Score (97.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (97.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (27)
    18h 22m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Erstwhile

    The Vorrh Trilogy • Book 2

    by Brian Catling

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.93 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.62 Audible (63)
    15h 34m listening time • Released 2018
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    Parting Words: 9 Lessons for a Remarkable Life

    by Benjamin Ferencz

    Narrated by Allan Corduner, Nadia Khomami

    ★ 3.93 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.92 Audible (12)
    2h 58m listening time • Released 2020
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    Sir Thursday

    The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 4

    by Garth Nix

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.92 ABR Score (23.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (23.8K) ★ 4.9 Audible (10)
    7h 51m listening time • Released 2010
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    Lady Friday

    The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 5

    by Garth Nix

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.91 ABR Score (23.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (23.3K) ★ 4.82 Audible (11)
    7h 10m listening time • Released 2009
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    Grim Tuesday

    The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 2

    by Garth Nix

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.91 ABR Score (27.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (27.4K) ★ 4.85 Audible (13)
    7h 3m listening time • Released 2010
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    Burmese Days

    by George Orwell

    Narrated by Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.91 ABR Score (33.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (32.9K) ★ 4.68 Audible (44)
    10h 19m listening time • Released 2012
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    The Color of Revenge

    Tintenwelt • Book 4

    by Cornelia Funke

    Narrated by Allan Corduner, Cornelia Funke

    ★ 3.90 ABR Score (5.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (5.2K) ★ 4.51 Audible (76)
    9h 39m listening time • Released 2024
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    To Cook a Bear

    by Mikael Niemi, Deborah Bragan-Turner

    Narrated by Anthony Mark Barrow, Allan Corduner

    ★ 3.90 ABR Score (7.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.31 Audible (39)
    14h 5m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Starless Sea

    by Erin Morgenstern

    Narrated by Dominic Hoffman, Dion Graham, Bahni Turpin, Allan Corduner, Fiona Hardingham, Jorjeana Marie

    ★ 3.90 ABR Score (237.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (237.0K) ★ 4.17 Audible (65)
    18h 37m listening time • Released 2019
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