Where to Start with William D. Arand
- Best entry point → Monster's Mercy
- Start the VeilVerse: Cultivating Chaos series → Cultivating Chaos
- What fans keep coming back to → Swing Shift
- Highest rated by listeners → Cultivating Chaos 3 (VeilVerse: Cultivating Chaos #3)
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Monster's Mercy
Monster's Mercy • Book 1
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.39 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.75 Audible (2.6K)14h 36m listening time • Released 2020 - 2
Swing Shift
Swing Shift • Book 2
by William D. Arand, Andrea Parsneau
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.35 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.76 Audible (1.9K)13h 50m listening time • Released 2020 - 3
Cultivating Chaos 3
VeilVerse: Cultivating Chaos • Book 3
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.31 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.75 Audible (954)12h 14m listening time • Released 2022 - 4
Wild Wastes 4
Wild Wastes • Book 4
by Randi Darren, William D. Arand
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.31 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 4.59 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.78 Audible (877)12h 19m listening time • Released 2022 - 5
Cultivating Chaos
VeilVerse: Cultivating Chaos • Book 1
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.30 ABR Score (6.1K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (2.8K)13h 16m listening time • Released 2018 - 6
Dungeon Deposed
Dungeon Deposed • Book 3
by William D. Arand, Andrea Parsneau
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.29 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.73 Audible (1.6K)13h 55m listening time • Released 2019 - 7
Right of Retribution
Right of Retribution • Book 1
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.26 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.5K)14h 12m listening time • Released 2020 - 8
Right of Retribution 3
Right of Retribution • Book 3
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.25 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (624) ★ 4.81 Audible (688)11h 51m listening time • Released 2022 - 9
Swing Shift
Swing Shift • Book 1
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.21 ABR Score (6.8K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.3K)14h 16m listening time • Released 2019 - 10
Dungeon Deposed
Dungeon Deposed • Book 1
Narrated by Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.12 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (3.1K) ★ 4.52 Audible (3.2K)13h 19m listening time • Released 2018
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