Best Khristine Hvam Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Khristine Hvam — 7 titles spanning Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Sci-Fi, averaging 3.76 ABR stars.

Khristine Hvam brings fierce energy and emotional commitment to fantasy, horror, and science fiction, with her narration of Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor showcasing her ability to sustain intensity across sprawling, complex narratives. Her reading of Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester demonstrates a talent for building dread, while her contributions to anthologies like Vampires: The Recent Undead and Unfettered III prove she can adapt to wildly different authors and tones within a single production. Hvam has a clear, expressive voice with a youthful brightness that can darken convincingly when horror demands it. She handles both intimate character moments and epic action sequences with equal conviction, never sacrificing emotional truth for pacing or vice versa. Her range across the Daughter of Smoke & Bone series and the Dune saga speaks to a narrator unafraid of ambitious material. Fantasy and horror listeners will find her performances gripping.

Where to Start with Khristine Hvam

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    Dreams of Gods & Monsters

    Daughter of Smoke & Bone • Book 3

    by Laini Taylor

    Narrated by Khristine Hvam

    4.18 ABR Score (118.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (115.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (2.4K)
    18h 8m listening time • Released 2014
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    The Earth Dwellers

    The Dwellers • Book 4

    by David Estes

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, Khristine Hvam, MacLeod Andrews, Will Damron, Kirby Heyborne, Kate Rudd

    4.08 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.69 Audible (154)
    11h 30m listening time • Released 2016

    The ensemble cast elevates this epic finale, with six narrators seamlessly shifting between beloved characters from two converging series, creating an immersive payoff for longtime fans.

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    Vikings!: Scandinavians Who Shaped the World

    Rivals • Book 6

    by Scott McCormick, Ramón de Ocampo, Thérèse Plummer

    Narrated by Ray Porter, Gabriel Vaughan, Josh Hurley, Khristine Hvam, Cary Hite, Ramon De Ocampo, Kevin T. Collins, Elizabeth Evans, Therese Plummer, Marc Vietor

    3.97 ABR Score (925 ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (402) ★ 4.57 Audible (523)
    3h 3m listening time • Released 2023

    The ensemble cast turns what could be dry history into a raucous adventure—Ray Porter's booming Viking voices alone make this worth the three hours.

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    Unfettered III: New Tales

    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

    3.85 ABR Score (779 ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (571) ★ 4.37 Audible (208)
    27h 36m listening time • Released 2019
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    Such a Pretty Smile

    by Kristi DeMeester

    Narrated by Khristine Hvam

    3.52 ABR Score (5.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.34 Goodreads (5.7K) ★ 3.75 Audible (77)
    10h 6m listening time • Released 2022
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    Vampires: The Recent Undead

    The Morganville Vampires: Extras #9 (Dead Man Stalking )

    by Paula Guran, Albert E. Cowdrey, J.A. Konrath, Jeanne C. Stein, Karen Russell, Kelley Armstrong, Kim Newman, Mary Turzillo, Michael Marshall Smith, Nancy Kilpatrick, Nisi Shawl, Barbara Roden, Rachel Caine, Stephen Dedman, Susan Sizemore, Tanith Lee, Tanya Huff, Tina Rath, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Carrie Vaughn, Charlaine Harris, Charles de Lint, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Conrad Williams, Holly Black, John Langan

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Jonathan Davis, Khristine Hvam, Suzanne Toren, Marc Vietor, Josh Hurley, Edoardo Ballerini

    3.45 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.6 Goodreads (958) ★ 3.6 Audible (191)
    19h 31m listening time • Released 2011

    A stellar ensemble cast elevates this vampire anthology across every genre imaginable, from horror to romance to science fiction, proving the undead are endlessly reinventable.

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    Rip-Off!

    by Gardner Dozois, John Scalzi, Jack Campbell, Mike Resnick, Tad Williams, Elizabeth Bear, Mary Robinette Kowal, Robert Charles Wilson, Allen M. Steele, Daryl Gregory, Lavie Tidhar, Nancy Kress, Paul Di Filippo, James Patrick Kelly, David Marantz, Dina Pearlman, Allyson Johnson, Marc Vietor, Ilyana Kadushin, Nicola Barber

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton, Scott Brick, Christian Rummel, Jonathan Davis, Stefan Rudnicki, L. J. Ganser, Khristine Hvam

    3.29 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.39 Goodreads (914) ★ 3.7 Audible (1.6K)
    11h 58m listening time • Released 2012

    A stellar cast of narrators elevates this clever anthology where top sci-fi writers hijack famous opening lines and spin them into wildly inventive original stories that feel both playful and genuinely surprising.

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