Best Danny Gavigan Audiobooks
Danny Gavigan has a gift for earnest heroics that makes epic fantasy feel genuinely adventurous rather than self-serious. His work on Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Chronicles — starting with The Crown Tower — showcases a warm, clear baritone that brings out the buddy-comedy chemistry between Royce and Hadrian without ever undercutting the stakes. But Gavigan is equally at home in comedic urban fantasy: his narration of Drew Hayes' Fred, the Vampire Accountant series leans into the dry absurdity with perfect timing, making a CPA who accidentally became undead somehow charming and relatable. He also appears in ensemble full-cast productions like Eileen Wilks' World of the Lupi, where he holds his own alongside a large rotating cast. If you like genre fiction that's fun without being frivolous, and narration that feels like a capable storyteller rather than a performer showing off, Gavigan is an easy recommendation.
Where to Start with Danny Gavigan
- New to Danny Gavigan? Start here → The Crown Tower : The Riyria Chronicles 1 (Riyria Chronicles)
- What fans keep coming back to → The Rose and the Thorn : The Riyria Chronicles 2 (Riyria Chronicles)
- Short listen, big payoff → Bloody Acquisitions : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 3 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
- Highest rated by listeners → Deadly Assessments : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 5
- Best narrator–author pairing → Undeath and Taxes : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 2 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Best Danny Gavigan Audiobooks
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The Crown Tower : The Riyria Chronicles 1 (Riyria Chronicles)
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 1
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati, Peter Holdway, Shanta Parasuraman, Terence Aselford, John Kielty, Kay Eluvian, Brandon Burton, Stewart Crank
★ 4.28 ABR Score (43.7K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (43.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (223)10h 11m listening time • Released 2022 - 2
The Rose and the Thorn : The Riyria Chronicles 2 (Riyria Chronicles)
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 2
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Danny Gavigan, Jeff Allin, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Terence Aselford, Kay Eluvian, Earl Fisher, Andrew James Spooner, David M. Jourdan
★ 4.27 ABR Score (31.2K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (31.0K) ★ 4.77 Audible (143)9h 28m listening time • Released 2022 - 3
Bloody Acquisitions : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 3 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 3
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Marni Penning, Yasmin Tuazon, Shanta Parasuraman, Steven Carpenter, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Graybill, Anthony Palmini, Laura C. Harris, Danny Gavigan
★ 4.27 ABR Score (7.0K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (6.8K) ★ 4.88 Audible (194)8h 7m listening time • Released 2021 - 4
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 - 5
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 - 6
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
Love Lost : The Kurtherian Gambit 3 (The Kurtherian Gambit Series)
The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 3
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, James Konicek, Zeke Alton, Christopher Graybill, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Danny Gavigan, Jason Keller, Bianca Bryan, Patrick Bussink
★ 4.21 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (6.0K) ★ 4.81 Audible (170)5h 15m listening time • Released 2021 - 8
Blood Magic
World of the Lupi • Book 6
by Eileen Wilks, Christopher Graybill, Nick DePinto, David Harris, Deidra Starnes, Colleen Delany, Jonathon Church, Yasmin Tuazon, Danny Gavigan, Thomas Keegan, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Jefferson A. Russell, Michael John Casey, Casie Platt, Alyssa Wilmoth, Terence Aselford, Jacob Yeh, Christopher Scheeren, Jonathan Watkins, Nora Achrati, Barbara Pinolini, Faith Potts, Matthew Bassett, Lily Beacon, Matthew McGee, Nanette Savard, Eric Messner, Tim Carlin
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Nanette Savard, Danny Gavigan, Alyssa Wilmoth, Thomas Keegan, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Nora Achrati, Jefferson A Russell, Matthew Bassett
★ 4.05 ABR Score (5.0K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.9 Audible (29)6h 5m listening time • Released 2020 - 9
Drumindor (Dramatized Adaptation): The Riyria Chronicles
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 5
by Michael J. Sullivan, Full Cast
Narrated by full cast, Bradley Foster Smith, Danny Gavigan, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati, Andrew James Spooner, Jenna Sharpe, Zura Johnson, Peter Holdway, Emlyn McFarland, Stewart Crank, Chris Davenport
★ 4.04 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.76 Audible (17) - 10
Never Submit : The Kurtherian Gambit 15 (Kurtherian Gambit)
The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 15
by Michael Anderle, Colleen Delany, Amanda Forstrom, Danny Gavigan, Emily Beresford, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Wyn Delano, Anthony Palmini, Tyler Hyrchuk, Nicole Perez
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Nicole Perez, Anthony Palmini, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, Amanda Forstrom, Terence Aselford, Wyn Delano, Danny Gavigan, Scott McCormick, Tyler Hyrchuk
★ 4.03 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.86 Audible (14)5h 26m listening time • Released 2024 - 11
Blood Lines
World of the Lupi • Book 3
by Eileen Wilks
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Nanette Savard, Alyssa Wilmoth, Matthew Bassett, Danny Gavigan, Dawn Ursula, Nora Achrati, Deidra Starnes, KenYatta Rogers, James Konicek, Thomas Keegan
★ 3.98 ABR Score (6.5K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (6.5K) ★ 4.7 Audible (40)6h 27m listening time • Released 2020 - 12
Planet of the Japes (Space Team Universe, 7)
Space Team • Book 7
by Barry J. Hutchison
Narrated by Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Danny Gavigan, Mort Shelby, Nora Achrati, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Yasmin Tuazon, Rob McFadyen, Darius Johnson, Phil Thron, Mark Harrietha
★ 3.97 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.72 Audible (50)7h 4m listening time • Released 2022 - 13
Magical Midlife Love
Leveling Up [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 4
by K.F. Breene, Karen Novack, Danny Gavigan, Scott McCormick, Elias Khalil, Wayne Legette, Nora Achrati, R.J. Bayley, Joey Sourlis, Michael Glenn, Rayner Gabriel, Kay Eluvian
Narrated by full cast, RJ Bayley, Wayne LeGette, Michael Glenn, Danny Gavigan, Scott McCormick, Rayner Gabriel, Joey Sourlis, Kay Eluvian, Nora Achrati, Karen Novack, Elias Khalil
★ 3.96 ABR Score (297 ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (246) ★ 4.88 Audible (51)8h 34m listening time • Released 2024 - 14
Magical Midlife Invasion
Leveling Up [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 3
by K.F. Breene, Karen Novack, Danny Gavigan, Marni Penning, Michael John Casey, R.J. Bayley, Bradley Foster Smith, Kay Eluvian, Ryan Dalusung, Danny Montooth, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Nora Achrati
Narrated by Marni Penning, full cast, Ryan Dalusung, RJ Bayley, Bradley Foster Smith, Nora Achrati, Danny Montooth, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Michael John Casey, Danny Gavigan, Karen Novack, Kay Eluvian
★ 3.94 ABR Score (241 ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (187) ★ 4.85 Audible (54)5h 58m listening time • Released 2024 - 15
Tempting Danger
World of the Lupi • Book 1
by Eileen Wilks
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Nanette Savard, Danny Gavigan, Matthew Bassett, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Tim Carlin, Katy Carkuff, David Jourdan, Elizabeth Jernigan
★ 3.89 ABR Score (12.9K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (12.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (95)7h 36m listening time • Released 2020 - 16
Warlord Conquering (The Great Insurrection)
The Great Insurrection • Book 3
by David Beers
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Catherine Aselford, Chris Stinson, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan, David Jourdan, James Konicek, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Rob McFadyen
★ 3.83 ABR Score (379 ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (360) ★ 4.79 Audible (19)4h 58m listening time • Released 2021 - 17
The Oak and the RAM
Corum • Book 5
by Michael Moorcock
Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Chris Genebach, Tim Getman, Bradley Smith, Thomas Keegan, Andy Clemence, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati, David Jourdan, Lawrence Redmond, Chris Davenport
★ 3.83 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.47 Audible (34)4h 27m listening time • Released 2020 - 18
Ride the High Range
by Charles G. West
Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, Bradley Smith, Christopher Graybill, James Lewis, Eva Wilhelm, Eric Messner, Danny Gavigan, David Jourdan, David Harris, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati
★ 3.82 ABR Score (357 ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (351) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)5h 11m listening time • Released 2020 - 19
A Duel With The Vampire Lord
Married to Magic [Dramatized Adaption] • Book 3
by Elise Kova, Triya Leong, Danny Gavigan, David Engel, Robb Moreira, Torian Brackett, Carolyn Kashner, Megan Dominy
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Yasmin Tuazon, Triya Leong, Danny Gavigan, David Engel, Robb Moreira, Torian Brackett, Carolyn Kashner, Megan Dominy, Cody Roberts
★ 3.82 ABR Score (374 ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (316) ★ 4.4 Audible (58)12h 33m listening time • Released 2023 - 20
Tarnished : Silver
Silver • Book 2
by Rhiannon Held
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Thomas Keegan, Blythe Coons, Casie Platt, Nick DePinto, Danny Gavigan, David Harris, Sasha Olinick, Drew Kopas, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith
★ 3.78 ABR Score (552 ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (543) ★ 4.33 Audible (9)6h 13m listening time • Released 2020