Best Natasha Soudek Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Natasha Soudek — 7 titles spanning Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, averaging 3.92 ABR stars.

Natasha Soudek has built a quiet but devoted following in SFF circles, largely on the strength of her work on T.A. White's Dragon Ridden Chronicles — starting with Destruction's Ascent — where her clear, expressive delivery makes the world-building feel lived-in rather than expository. Her voice sits in a warm mid-range, precise without being stiff, and she has a knack for grounding fantastical material in emotional logic, so listeners stay anchored even when the lore gets dense. She handles anthology work well too — her contributions to Unfettered III put her in company with some of fantasy's biggest names, and she holds her own. Dan Frey's near-future epistolary novel The Future Is Yours is another strong showcase for her range. Listeners who gravitate toward character-driven fantasy and prefer narrators who prioritize clarity and immersion over theatrical showboating will find a lot to appreciate here.

Where to Start with Natasha Soudek

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    The Other Side

    by Kim Holden

    Narrated by Michael Crouch, Natasha Soudek, Bahni Turpin, Kirby Heyborne, Adenrele Ojo, Graydon Long, Erin Spencer, Vikas Adam, Kim Holden

    ★ 4.12 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (96)
    11h 2m listening time • Released 2020

    A cast of nine narrators brings genuine depth to Toby's fragmented world, each voice anchoring a different layer of his reality until the full picture hits you like a gut punch.

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    Destruction's Ascent

    Dragon Ridden Chronicles • Book 3

    by T.A. White

    Narrated by Natasha Soudek

    ★ 4.11 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.76 Audible (108)
    14h 42m listening time • Released 2022

    Natasha Soudek's narration transforms this into a genuinely immersive political thriller with dragons—she nails every faction's distinct voice, making the web of conspiracies feel immediate and personal rather than distant court intrigue.

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    Dusk's Portent

    Aileen Travers • Book 7

    by T.A. White

    Narrated by Natasha Soudek

    ★ 4.04 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (32)
    15h 14m listening time • Released 2025

    Natasha Soudek's performance transforms this seventh Aileen Travers book into an urgent, atmospheric thriller where every magical threat feels genuinely lethal. If you've been following the series, this escalation hits different.

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    The Ministry for the Future

    Science in the Capital

    by Kim Stanley Robinson

    Narrated by Jennifer Fitzgerald, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Ramon de Ocampo, Gary Bennett, Raphael Corkhill, Barrie Kreinik, Natasha Soudek, Nikki Massoud, Joniece Abbott Pratt, Inés del Castillo, Vikas Adam

    ★ 3.90 ABR Score (46.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (43.1K) ★ 4.23 Audible (3.7K)
    20h 42m listening time • Released 2020
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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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    Unbound II: Tales

    Unbound • Book 2

    by Shawn Speakman - editor

    Narrated by James Fouhey, Anna Smith Spark, Vivienne Leheny, Scott Brick, Natasha Soudek, Brian Holsopple, Adenrele Ojo, Ellen Archer, Travis Baldree, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Laura Horowitz, Hillary Huber

    ★ 3.73 ABR Score (7 ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Audible (7)
    18h 19m listening time • Released 2023

    A stellar ensemble cast elevates 17 unfiltered stories from fantasy's boldest voices—Scott Brick, Tim Gerard Reynolds, and others nail the tonal shifts between dark epics and intimate character moments.

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    The Future Is Yours

    by Dan Frey

    Narrated by Cary Hite, Vikas Adam, Kyla Garcia, Rob Shapiro, Catherine Ho, Aneesh Chaganty, Dion Graham, Joshua Kane, Thérèse Plummer, Natasha Soudek, Bahni Turpin, Full Cast

    ★ 3.72 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.13 Audible (62)
    8h 2m listening time • Released 2021

    A full-cast ensemble elevates this time-travel thriller into something genuinely unsettling: each narrator embodies a character's perspective on the same catastrophic future, making you question whose version of truth to believe.

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