Best Joe Mallon Audiobooks
Joe Mallon is a reliable anchor for sprawling epic fantasy and action-driven sci-fi — the kind of narrator you trust to hold a long series together across hundreds of hours. His work on Michael J. Sullivan's Legends of the First Empire, including Age of Legend, showcases what he does best: a steady, authoritative delivery that keeps complex plots and large casts from blurring together. He brings a similar grounded energy to L.E. Modesitt Jr.'s Saga of Recluce, where his measured pacing suits the series' methodical world-building. Mallon's voice is a firm midrange baritone — not showy, but precise — with enough range to differentiate characters without theatrical overreach. Listeners who want a narrator who stays out of the story's way while still elevating the material will find him consistently satisfying. He's the workhorse type: dependable, professional, and exactly what dense secondary-world fiction often needs.
Where to Start with Joe Mallon
- New to Joe Mallon? Start here → Firestick
- What fans keep coming back to → Age of Legend (2 of 2)
- Short listen, big payoff → The Detective
Best Joe Mallon Audiobooks
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Age of Legend (2 of 2)
The Legends of the First Empire • Book 4
Narrated by Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Smith, Chris Stinson, Colleen Delany, Jacob Yeh, Joe Mallon, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Todd Scofield, Tracy Olivera
★ 4.20 ABR Score (16.0K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (15.9K) ★ 4.66 Audible (153)11h 11m listening time • Released 2022 - 2
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 - 3
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 - 4
Firestick
Firestick • Book 1
Narrated by full cast, Joe Mallon, Michael John Casey, Lolita Horne, Nora Achrati, James Konicek, Kay Eluvian, Kenyatta Rogers, Michael Glenn, Nick DePinto, Belsheber Rusape, Marni Penning, Karen Novack
★ 3.64 ABR Score (7 ratings)★ 4.14 Audible (7)6h 36m listening time • Released 2024 - 5
Frontier of Violence
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Joe Mallon, Zeke Alton, Harley Gordon, Michael John Casey, David Jourdan, Christopher Walker, Nick DePinto, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati, Dylan Lynch
★ 3.61 ABR Score (4 ratings)★ 4.25 Audible (4)5h 32m listening time • Released 2020 - 6
Blood Requiem (1 of 2)
Chaos Queen [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, part 1 • Book 3
by Christopher Husberg, Michael John Casey, Yasmin Tuazon, Nanette Savard, Nanna Ingvarsson, Bradley Smith, Dani Stoller, Alyssa Wilmoth, Evan Casey, Scott McCormick, Lily Beacon, Richard Rohan, Peter Holdway, Mort Shelby, Patrick Bussink, Christopher Walker, Joy Jones, Danny Gavigan, Kenyatta Rogers, Andy Clemence, Julie-Ann Elliott, Jefferson A. Russell, Bru Ajueyitsi, Eric Messner, Nora Achrati, Dylan Lynch, Terence Aselford, Tracy Olivera, Ken Jackson, Elizabeth Jernigan, Jason B. McIntosh, Marni Penning, Joe Mallon, Thomas Keegan, Katy Carkuff, Colleen Delany, Karen Novack, Dawn Ursula
Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Dani Stoller, Thomas Keegan, Marni Penning, Alyssa Wilmoth, Nora Achrati, Karen Novack, Katy Carkuff, Joe Mallon, Danny Gavigan, Peter Holdway
★ 3.58 ABR Score (3 ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (2) ★ 5 Audible (1)5h 53m listening time • Released 2020 - 7
The Protector's War (2 of 3)
Novels of The Change (Emberverse) • Book 2
by S.M. Stirling
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Christopher Walker, Laura C. Harris, Joe Mallon, Tia Shearer, James Lewis, Evan Casey, Niusha Nawab
★ 3.51 ABR Score (7 ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (3) ★ 4.75 Audible (4)6h 11m listening time • Released 2020