Best Alejandro Ruiz Audiobooks
Alejandro Ruiz has built a catalog that ranges from comedic urban fantasy to brutal sci-fi, and he handles both with an ease that speaks to real range. He's a fixture in dramatized ensemble productions — most notably the A Court of Thorns and Roses adaptation — where his voice cuts through clearly without overpowering a crowded cast. His most consistent solo showcase is Drew Hayes' Fred, the Vampire Accountant series, where his dry, unhurried delivery perfectly suits a vampire who'd rather balance a ledger than bite someone. That same measured quality works just as well in heavier material like Red Rising, where restraint makes the intensity land harder. Listeners who gravitate toward multi-narrator productions or genre fiction with wit will find him a reliable, satisfying presence — not a showboat, but exactly what the material needs.
Where to Start with Alejandro Ruiz
- New to Alejandro Ruiz? Start here → A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)
- What fans keep coming back to → A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 3 of 3)
- Short listen, big payoff → Deadly Assessments : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 5
- Highest rated by listeners → The Fangs of Freelance (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
- Best narrator–author pairing → Undeath and Taxes : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 2 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Best Alejandro Ruiz Audiobooks
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 3 of 3)
A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 3 • Book 3
by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Natalie Van Sistine, Jon Vertullo
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati, Anthony Palmini, Rayner Gabriel, Natalie Van Sistine, Melody Muze, Karenna Foley, Jon Vertullo, Shawn K. Jain, Ryan Haugen
★ 4.62 ABR Score (12.6K ratings)★ 4.74 Goodreads (10.9K) ★ 4.86 Audible (1.7K) - 2
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 1
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Christopher Graybill, Eric Messner, Henry W. Kramer, Natalie Van Sistine, Debi Tinsley, Julie Hoverson, Gabriel Michael, Karen Foley, Karen Novack, Melody Muze, Alejandro Ruiz
★ 4.32 ABR Score (20.0K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (16.0K) ★ 4.54 Audible (4.0K)6h 4m listening time • Released 2022The full-cast dramatization transforms this into cinematic fantasy with a dozen voices bringing the faerie world to life, making the slow-burn romance and dark magic feel immediate and visceral in a way the prose alone can't match.
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Deadly Assessments : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 5
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 5
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Danny Gavigan, Eva Wilhelm, Karen Novack, Marni Penning, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Yasmin Tuazon, Zeke Alton, full cast
★ 4.25 ABR Score (5.5K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (5.3K) ★ 4.84 Audible (192)7h 39m listening time • Released 2021 - 4
The Fangs of Freelance (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 4
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Danny Gavigan, Nanette Savard, Bradley Smith, Alejandro Ruiz, Terence Aselford, Steve Wannall, Carolyn Kashner, Scott McCormick, Yasmin Tuazon
★ 4.24 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (5.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (252)7h 5m listening time • Released 2021 - 5
Red Rising (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)
Red Rising • Book 1
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by full cast, Stewart Crank, John Kielty, Richard Rohan, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Jenna Sharpe, Kay Eluvian, Jon Vertullo, Ian Russell, Alejandro Ruiz, Andrew Colford, Bradley Foster Smith
★ 4.24 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (947)7h 31m listening time • Released 2023The full-cast dramatization transforms this into cinematic sci-fi that hits harder than the book alone—immersive sound design and a talented ensemble make Darrow's brutal ascent feel immediate and visceral.
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Undeath and Taxes : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 2 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 2
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Danny Gavigan, Scott McCormick, Marni Penning, Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Shanta Parasuraman, Elizabeth Jernigan, Terence Aselford
★ 4.24 ABR Score (8.5K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (8.2K) ★ 4.8 Audible (278)7h 16m listening time • Released 2021 - 7
Clean Sweep
Innkeeper Chronicles [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 1
by Ilona Andrews, Nora Achrati, Ryan H. Reid, Alex Hill-Knight, Karen Novack
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Christopher Walker, Holly Adams, James Lewis, Karen Novack, Ken Jackson, Nora Achrati, Peter Holdway, Elias Khalil, Ryan Reid, Alex Hill-Knight
★ 4.24 ABR Score (1.7K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (672) ★ 4.77 Audible (1.0K)6h 2m listening time • Released 2022 - 8
Elementally Priceless
Rylee Adamson #0.5 • Book 1
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Yasmin Tuazon, Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Nanette Savard, Carolyn Kashner, Eric Messner
★ 4.13 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.62 Audible (230)5h 11m listening time • Released 2020 - 9
Posthumous Education : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 8 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 8
by Drew Hayes, Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Stinson, Cody Roberts, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Amanda Forstrom, Carolyn Kashner, Eva Wilhelm, Dawn Ursula, Christopher Walker, Alejandro Ruiz
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Foster Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Chris Stinson, Christopher Walker, Dawn Ursula, Eva Wilhelm, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Cody Roberts, full cast
★ 4.13 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (77)8h 40m listening time • Released 2023 - 10
Death Becomes Her (Kurtherian Gambit)
The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 1
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, Bradley Smith, Michael John Casey, Terence Aselford, Stephon Walker, David Coyne, Christopher Graybill, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Alejandro Ruiz
★ 4.12 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (9.0K) ★ 4.61 Audible (300)5h 16m listening time • Released 2020 - 11
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant (Dramatized Adaptation)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 1
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Ken Jackson, Terence Aselford, Richard Rohan, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby
★ 4.08 ABR Score (430 ratings)★ 4.59 Audible (430)5h 53m listening time • Released 2021 - 12
Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 4
by Brandon Sanderson, Alejandro Ruiz, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Chris Genebach, Sakile Lyles, Marni Penning, Thomas Penny, Zeke Altonn, Eva Wilhelm
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Chris Genebach, Sakile Lyles, Marni Penning, Thomas Penny, Zeke Alton, Eva Wilhelm, Nora Achrati, Laura C Harris, Scott McCormick, Ken Jackson, Steve Wannall, full cast
★ 3.93 ABR Score (206 ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (78) ★ 4.74 Audible (128)5h 12m listening time • Released 2020 - 13
Goblin Tales : Compilation of Humorous Fantasy Stories
Jig the Goblin
by Jim C. Hines, Marni Penning, Scott McCormick, Richard Rohan, Kimberly Gilbert, Ken Jackson, David Harris, Nora Achrati, Nanette Savard, Eric Messner, Bradley Smith, Dylan Lynch, Colleen Delany, Michael John Casey, Alejandro Ruiz
Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Nanette Savard, Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Marni Penning, Ken Jackson, Alejandro Ruiz, Kimberly Gilbert, Bradley Smith, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan
★ 3.86 ABR Score (500 ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (482) ★ 4.67 Audible (18)3h 11m listening time • Released 2020 - 14
Preacher's Frenzy
by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Zeke Alton, James Konicek, Jeff Baker, Chris Genebach, Mort Shelby, Christopher Graybill, David Coyne, Alejandro Ruiz, Shayna Small, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati
Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, David Coyne, Chris Genebach, Nora Achrati, James Konicek, Alejandro Ruiz, Zeke Alton, Terence Aselford, Christopher Graybill, Jeff Baker, Shayna Small
★ 3.84 ABR Score (24 ratings)★ 4.83 Audible (24)5h 55m listening time • Released 2020 - 15
A Meeting At Corvallis (1 of 3) : Emberverse, Book 3, Part 1
Emberverse • Book 3
by S. M. Sterling
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink., Dani Stoller, Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, Richard Rohan, Marni Penning, Christopher Walker, Laura C. Harris, Megan Poppy
★ 3.84 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (8.2K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)5h 48m listening time • Released 2020 - 16
The Detective
Galactic Football League #3.4 • Book 3
by Scott Sigler
Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Joe Mallon, Eva Wilhelm, Michael Glenn, Steve Wannall, Matthew Bassett, Nanette Savard, Sasha Olinick, Alejandro Ruiz, Eric Singdahlsen
★ 3.75 ABR Score (553 ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (548) ★ 3.4 Audible (5)2h 59m listening time • Released 2020 - 17
I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask Dramatized Adaptation
The Mask
by Christopher Cantwell
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Eric Messner, Keith Richards, Ken Jackson, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Zeke Alton, Megan Dominy, Mark Harrietha
★ 3.70 ABR Score (39 ratings)★ 3.5 Goodreads (4) ★ 4.29 Audible (35)2h 10m listening time • Released 2021 - 18
The Kingdom of Liars (1 of 2) (Legacy of the Mercenary King)
The Legacy of the Mercenary King, • Book 1
by Nick Martell, Nora Achrati, Alejandro Ruiz, Ken Jackson, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Zeke Alton, Bradley Smith, Matthew Pauli, Christopher Walker, Amanda Forstrom, Laura C. Harris
Narrated by full cast, Alejandro Ruiz, Christopher Walker, Bradley Smith, Laura C Harris, Ken Jackson, Amanda Forstrom, Eric Messner, Zeke Alton, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Matthew Pauli
★ 3.66 ABR Score (16 ratings)★ 3.5 Goodreads (6) ★ 3.9 Audible (10)7h 24m listening time • Released 2020 - 19
The Towers of the Sunset (1 of 2) : The Saga of Recluce, Book 2, Part 1
Saga of Recluce • Book 2
by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Alejandro Ruiz, Kimberly Gilbert, Chris Stinson, Christopher Walker, Tracy Olivera, Eric Messner, Michael Glenn, Nora Achrati, Joe Mallon, Tia Shearer
★ 3.65 ABR Score (8 ratings)★ 4.67 Goodreads (3) ★ 5 Audible (5)5h 49m listening time • Released 2020 - 20
.45-Caliber Fury
.45-Caliber • Book 2
by Peter Brandvold
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Alejandro Ruiz, David Jourdan, Nora Achrati, Michael Glenn, Nick DePinto, Michael John Casey, Richard Rohan, Chris Davenport, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby
★ 3.64 ABR Score (75 ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (73) ★ 5 Audible (2)4h 35m listening time • Released 2020