Where to Start with Susanne Valenti
- Best entry point → Dark Fae
- Start the Crown of Hearts and Chaos series → Hollow
- What fans keep coming back to → Ruthless Fae
- Highest rated by listeners → Warrior Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac #5)
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Ruthless Fae
Zodiac Academy • Book 2
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Narrated by Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux
★ 4.41 ABR Score (369.1K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (363.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (5.8K)15h 50m listening time • Released 2021 - 2
Warrior Fae
Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac • Book 5
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Narrated by Angelina Rocca, Troy Duran
★ 4.37 ABR Score (79.0K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (76.7K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.3K)29h 37m listening time • Released 2023 - 3
Dark Fae
Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac • Book 1
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Narrated by Keira Stevens, Troy Duran
★ 4.24 ABR Score (116.8K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (113.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (3.8K)14h 13m listening time • Released 2020 - 4
The Reckoning (Part 1 of 2)
Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 1 • Book 3
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael
Narrated by Julian Dailey, Daniel Llaca, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Lydia Kraniotis, Gabriel Michael, full cast, Gregory Linnington, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Nora Achrati, Karenna Foley
★ 4.19 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.8 Audible (162)6h 38m listening time • Released 2025 - 5
The Reckoning (Part 2 of 2)
Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 2 • Book 3
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael
Narrated by Jessica Schly, Gabriel Michael, full cast, Khaya Fraites, Nora Achrati, Shravan Amin, Kelly Baskin, Gregory Linington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Matthew Bassett
★ 4.15 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.68 Audible (152)7h 45m listening time • Released 2025 - 6
Hollow
Crown of Hearts and Chaos • Book 1
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Narrated by Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux
★ 3.89 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (22.4K) ★ 4.25 Audible (932)16h 42m listening time • Released 2025The dual narration from Bridget and Jake Bordeaux brings real chemistry to this dark fantasy, making the tension between defiance and danger feel genuinely earned over sixteen hours.
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The Awakening
Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 1
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael
Narrated by Lydia Kraniotis, Daniel Llaca, Gregory Linnington, Khaya Fraites, Nora Achrati, Jessica Schly, Karenna Foley, Julian Dailey, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael, full cast
★ 3.58 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 3.85 Audible (511)9h 47m listening time • Released 2024Full-cast dramatized production brings Zodiac Academy's chaotic Fae academy to life with the energy this unhinged, addictive series deserves.
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