Best Eric Messner Audiobooks
Eric Messner has built his reputation in the world of full-cast dramatized audiobooks — the kind where a rotating ensemble of voice actors brings every character to life rather than a single narrator doing it all. You'll find him anchoring productions like the A Court of Thorns and Roses dramatized adaptation and the Shadow Ops series alongside a recurring troupe that includes Nora Achrati, Michael John Casey, and Colleen Delany. His voice is clean and versatile, the kind that slots naturally into ensemble work without overpowering the cast or disappearing into it. He's particularly well-suited to genre fiction — fantasy action, urban fantasy, military sci-fi — where a steady, grounded delivery keeps the chaos from spinning out. If you prefer your audiobooks to feel more like radio drama than solo performance, Messner is exactly the kind of workhorse talent that makes those productions click.
Where to Start with Eric Messner
- New to Eric Messner? Start here → A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)
- What fans keep coming back to → Control Point
- Short listen, big payoff → Guardian
- Highest rated by listeners → Elementally Priceless
- Best narrator–author pairing → Shadowed Threads
Best Eric Messner Audiobooks
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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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Guardian
Rylee Adamson #6.5 • Book 6
Narrated by Bradley Smith, Chris Davenport, Chris Genebach, Eric Messner, James Konicek, Jeff Baker, Karen Novack, Megan Poppy, Nora Achrati, Darius Johnson, Ian Russell
★ 4.18 ABR Score (4.3K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (4.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (53)2h 23m listening time • Released 2022 - 3
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 - 4
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 - 5
Forever Defend : The Kurtherian Gambit 17 (Kurtherian Gambit)
The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 17
by Michael Anderle, Colleen Delany, Michael John Casey, Emily Beresford, Amanda Forstrom, Karen Novak, Rayner Gabriel, Nora Achrati, Bradley Foster Smith, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, James Konicek
Narrated by Colleen Delany, Bradley Foster Smith, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, James Konicek, Nora Achrati, Michael John Casey, Emily Beresford, Amanda Forstrom, Karen Novak, full cast, Rayner Gabriel
★ 4.01 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.91 Audible (11)5h 38m listening time • Released 2024 - 6
Broken Souls
Eric Carter • Book 2
by Stephen Blackmoore, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Tia Shearer, Jacob Yeh, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffy
Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Tia Shearer, Jacob Yeh, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Christopher Graybill, Scott McCormick, Colleen Delany, Eva Wilhelm, Kimberly Gilbert, Eric Messner
★ 3.96 ABR Score (3.2K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (3.1K) ★ 4.68 Audible (60)4h 37m listening time • Released 2020 - 7
Raising Innocence
Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 3
by Shannon Mayer, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Shanta Parasuraman, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Yasmin Tuazon, Nanette Savard, Michael Glenn, Marni Penning, Amanda Forstrom, Alejandro Ruiz, Holly Vagley, Laura C. Harris, Tia Shearer, Michael John Casey, Nick DePinto, David Coyne, Andy Clemence, Terence Aselford, Carolyn Kashner, Jonathon Church, Kenyatta Rogers, Eva Wilhelm, Evan Casey, Audrey Bertaux, Scott McCormick, Rose Elizabeth Supan
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith, Shanta Parasuraman, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Yasmin Tuazon, Nanette Savard, Michael Glenn, Chris Genebach, Marni Penning, Amanda Forstrom
★ 3.94 ABR Score (213 ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (61) ★ 4.76 Audible (152)5h 29m listening time • Released 2020 - 8
Devil's Badland (The Loner)
The Loner • Book 2
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kimberly Gilbert, Dan Stevens, Michael Glenn, Ren Kasey, Yasmin Tuazon, Steven Carpenter, Thomas Keegan, Joe Brack
★ 3.93 ABR Score (598 ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (573) ★ 4.84 Audible (25)5h 26m listening time • Released 2020A full-cast dramatization that transforms a revenge western into something closer to a radio play—the ensemble cast makes every confrontation crackle with tension you won't get from a single narrator.
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Immune
Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 2
by Shannon Mayer, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Amanda Forstrom, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Kimberly Gilbert, Laura C. Harris, Yasmin Tuazon, Andy Brownstein, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard, Terence Aselford, Scott McCormick, Michael John Casey, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby, Colleen Delany, Richard Rohan
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Amanda Forstrom, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Kimberly Gilbert, Laura C. Harris, Yasmin Tuazon, Andy Brownstein, Eric Messner
★ 3.92 ABR Score (244 ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (75) ★ 4.67 Audible (169)5h 1m listening time • Released 2020 - 10
Shadowed Threads
Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 4
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith, Shanta Parasuraman, Chris Genebach, Michael Glenn, James Konicek, Ken Jackson, Amanda Forstrom, Zeke Alton, Yasmin Tuazon, Eric Messner
★ 3.91 ABR Score (161 ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (40) ★ 4.77 Audible (121)5h 50m listening time • Released 2020 - 11
In Truth and Claw : A Mick Oberon Job
Mick Oberon • Book 4
by Ari Marmell, Eric Messner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Kimberly Gilbert, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, David Jourdan, Catherine Aselford, GraphicAudio
Narrated by full cast, Eric Messner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Kimberly Gilbert, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, David Jourdan, Catherine Aselford
★ 3.87 ABR Score (293 ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (249) ★ 4.75 Audible (44)6h 14m listening time • Released 2020 - 12
Dead to Rites
Mick Oberon • Book 3
by Ari Marmell
Narrated by full cast, Eric Messner, Nora Achrati, Elizabeth Jernigan, Chris Genebach, Tia Shearer, Terence Aselford, Nick DePinto, Michael John Casey, Kimberly Gilbert, Paul Reisman, Richard Rohan
★ 3.86 ABR Score (445 ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (408) ★ 4.68 Audible (37)5h 36m 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
Veiled Threat
Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 7
Narrated by Bradley Smith, Chris Davenport, Chris Genebach, Eric Messner, James Konicek, Jeff Baker, Karen Novack, Megan Poppy, Nora Achrati, Darius Johnson, Ian Russell, full cast
★ 3.85 ABR Score (96 ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (30) ★ 4.76 Audible (66)5h 51m listening time • Released 2021 - 15
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 - 16
The Reigateway to Another World
Warlock Holmes #2.5
by G.S. Denning
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Eric Messner, Zeke Alton, Chris Genebach, Michael John Casey, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Jillian Levine-Sisson, Nora Achrati, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby
★ 3.80 ABR Score (103 ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (79) ★ 4.75 Audible (24) - 17
Hot Lead, Cold Iron : A Mick Oberon Job
Mick Oberon • Book 1
by Ari Marmell, GraphicAudio
Narrated by full cast, Eric Messner, Ren Kasey, Terence Aselford, David Coyne, Nora Achrati, David Jourdan, Kimberly Gilbert, Lily Beacon, Bob Payne, Andy Brownstein, Bradley Smith
★ 3.79 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)★ 3.6 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.53 Audible (76)6h 36m listening time • Released 2020A full-cast dramatization that transforms noir detective work into something genuinely cinematic—hard-boiled Chicago meets fae politics, with each character getting a distinct voice that makes the world feel lived-in and immersive.
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The Conqueror's Shadow (1 of 2)
by Ari Marmell
Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Colleen Delany, Nick DePinto, Eric Messner, Chris Genebach, Nora Achrati, Jacob Yeh, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Eric Singdahlsen, Bradley Smith, Michael Glenn
★ 3.78 ABR Score (11 ratings)★ 4.73 Audible (11)5h 36m listening time • Released 2020 - 19
Kings
War Machine • Book 1
by David Beers
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Danny Gavigan, Eric Messner, Keith Richards, Nora Achrati, Wyn Delano, John Kielty, Jenna Sharpe, Nickolette Kong, Neha Gargava, Kevin Cuoto
★ 3.77 ABR Score (269 ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (246) ★ 4.52 Audible (23)7h 1m listening time • Released 2022 - 20
Hellboy and The BPRD: The Goddess of Manhattan (Hellboy)
by Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski
Narrated by Tim Carlin, Rob McFadyen, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Eric Messner, Lydia Kraniotis, Ken Yatta Rogers, Michael John Casey, Amanda Forstrom, Marni Penning, Full Cast, Steven Carpenter
★ 3.75 ABR Score (85 ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (66) ★ 4.37 Audible (19)5h 42m listening time • Released 2024