Best Ken Jackson Audiobooks
Ken Jackson has built a quiet reputation as one of the more dependable voices in genre audiobooks — particularly in urban fantasy and military sci-fi, where grit and pacing matter as much as character. His work on Shannon Mayer's Rylee Adamson series, including Blind Salvage and Blood of the Lost, showcases a narration style that's lean and propulsive — he doesn't oversell the emotion, which actually makes the action hit harder. He's equally at home in E.E. Knight's Vampire Earth series, where his steady, unflashy delivery suits the post-apocalyptic soldier's-eye-view perfectly. Jackson also turns up regularly in full-cast productions, including the Shadow Ops adaptations, where ensemble work rewards performers who can hold a specific character voice with consistency. If you're drawn to urban fantasy or military SF and want a narrator who stays out of the way of the story while still giving every scene what it needs, Jackson is a reliable pick.
Where to Start with Ken Jackson
- New to Ken Jackson? Start here → Clean Sweep
- What fans keep coming back to → Blind Salvage
- Short listen, big payoff → Blood of the Lost
- Highest rated by listeners → Elementally Priceless
- Best narrator–author pairing → Shadowed Threads
Best Ken Jackson Audiobooks
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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 - 2
Blood of the Lost
Rylee Adamson • Book 10
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Colleen Delany, James Konicek, Karen Novack, Ken Jackson, Laura C. Harris, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Williams
★ 4.21 ABR Score (7.1K ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.77 Audible (57)6h 58m listening time • Released 2021 - 3
Blind Salvage
Rylee Adamson • Book 5
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, David Jourdan, Bradley Foster Smith, Ken Jackson, Shanta Parasuraman, Yasmin Tuazon, Rob McFadyen, Jacob Yeh, Michael John Casey, Richard Rohan
★ 4.18 ABR Score (11.7K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (11.6K) ★ 4.85 Audible (93)5h 5m listening time • Released 2021 - 4
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 - 5
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 - 6
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 - 7
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 - 8
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 - 9
Heroes Road: Volume One (1 of 3)
Heroes Road • Book 1
by Chuck Rogers
Narrated by full cast, Bradley Smith, Chris Genebach, Nora Achrati, Carolyn Kashner, Jeff Allin, Michael Glenn, Andy Clemence, Chris Stinson, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Zeke Alton
★ 3.88 ABR Score (295 ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (276) ★ 4.74 Audible (19)5h 45m listening time • Released 2020 - 10
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 - 11
The Paths of the Perambulator (Spellsinger Adventures)
Spellsinger • Book 5
by Alan Dean Foster, Matthew Keenan, Gregory Linington, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Lily Beacon, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith, Yasmin Tuazon, Thomas Penny, Chris Genebach
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Gregory Linington, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Thomas Penny, Matthew Keenan, Nora Achrati, Yasmin Tuazon, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Lily Beacon
★ 3.86 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.75 Audible (32)5h 54m listening time • Released 2020 - 12
Wounded
Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 8
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Davenport, Chris Genebach, Colleen Delany, James Konicek, Ken Jackson, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Terence Aselford, Darius Johnson, Rayner Gabriel
★ 3.83 ABR Score (75 ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (25) ★ 4.78 Audible (50)5h 29m listening time • Released 2021 - 13
Rising Darkness
Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 9
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Colleen Delany, James Konicek, Ken Jackson, Matthew Bassett, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Yasmin Tuazon, Darius Johnson, Christopher Williams
★ 3.83 ABR Score (81 ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (32) ★ 4.71 Audible (49)5h 44m listening time • Released 2021 - 14
The Daylight War (2 of 2)
The Demon Cycle [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 2 • Book 3
by Peter V. Brett, Dylan Lynch, Thomas Penny, Johann Dettweiler, Eva Wilhelm, Colleen Delany, Alyssa Wilmoth, Bradley Smith, Joe Brack, Katy Carkuff, Ken Jackson, Michael Glenn, Nanette Savard, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Lily Beacon, Yasmin Tuazon, Eric Messner, Christopher Scheeren, Thomas Keegan, Kimberly Gilbert, Nora Achrati, Nick DePinto, James Lewis, Terence Aselford, Ren Kasey, Scott McCormick, Steven Carpenter, David Coyne, Christopher Graybill, Casie Platt, Richard Rohan, Julie-Ann Elliott
Narrated by Dylan Lynch, Alyssa Wilmoth, Johann Dettweiler, Colleen Delany, Nora Achrati, Eva Wilhelm, Joe Brack, Julie-Ann Elliott, Ken Jackson, Kimberly Gilbert, Lily Beacon
★ 3.78 ABR Score (45 ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (22) ★ 4.87 Audible (23)7h 24m listening time • Released 2020 - 15
The Core (Part 1 of 4)
The Demon Cycle [Dramatized Adaptation] #5, Part 1 • Book 5
by Peter V. Brett, Dylan Lynch, Eva Wilhelm, Nora Achrati, Johann Dettweiler, Michael Glenn, Drew Kopas, Alyssa Wilmoth, Nanette Savard, Yasmin Tuazon, Steven Carpenter, Ken Jackson, Colleen Delany, Michael John Casey, Kimberly Gilbert, Thomas Penny
Narrated by Dylan Lynch, Eva Wilhelm, Nora Achrati, Johann Dettweiler, Michael Glenn, Drew Kopas, Alyssa Wilmoth, Nanette Savard, Yasmin Tuazon, Steven Carpenter, Ken Jackson
★ 3.77 ABR Score (46 ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (32) ★ 4.93 Audible (14)5h 37m listening time • Released 2020 - 16
Fall with Honor : Vampire Earth
Vampire Earth • Book 7
by E.E. Knight
Narrated by full cast, Ken Jackson, Tim Getman, Thomas Penny, James Keegan, Christopher Graybill, Julie-Ann Elliott, Mort Shelby, Michael Glenn, Dan Stevens, Richard Rohan, Christopher Scheeren
★ 3.74 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (9)8h 11m listening time • Released 2020A full cast dramatization transforms this deep-series entry into cinematic sci-fi, with each narrator bringing distinct life to Valentine's resistance fighters facing impossible odds in occupied Earth.
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Mount Fitz Roy (Part 3 of 3) (Dramatized Adaptation)
Sun Symbol Series • Book 2
by Scott Sigler
Narrated by Danny Gavigan, James Konicek, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Nazia Chaudhry, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Wyn Delano, Rob McFadyen, Robb Moreira, Andrew Colford
★ 3.74 ABR Score (20 ratings)★ 4.6 Audible (20)7h 17m listening time • Released 2022 - 18
The Magic of Recluce (1 of 2) : The Saga of Recluce, Book 1, Part 1
Saga of Recluce • Book 1
by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Narrated by full cast, Bradley Smith, Andy Brownstein, Carolyn Kashner, Amanda Forstrom, Chris Genebach, Ken Jackson, Richard Rohan, Peter Holdway, Nora Achrati, Steven Carpenter, Michael Glenn
★ 3.74 ABR Score (34 ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (16) ★ 4.61 Audible (18)6h 57m listening time • Released 2020 - 19
Infernal Games
Templar Chronicles • Book 4
by Joseph Nassise
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, David Coyne, Thomas Penny, Alexander Strain, Bradley Smith, Nora Achrati, Mort Shelby, Thomas Keegan, Christopher Graybill, Ken Jackson, Alyssa Wilmoth
★ 3.74 ABR Score (374 ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (373) ★ 5 Audible (1)3h 58m listening time • Released 2020 - 20
Control Point
Shadow Ops [Publication Order] • Book 1
by Myke Cole, Ken Jackson, Jefferson A. Russell, Thomas Keegan, Nora Achrati, Sunny Lasskey, Dylan Lynch, James Lewis, Eric Messner, Jonathan Church, Tim Getman, Lily Beacon
Narrated by Ken Jackson, Jefferson A. Russell, Thomas Keegan, Nora Achrati, Sunny Lasskey, Dylan Lynch, James Lewis, Eric Messner, Jonathan Church, Tim Getman, Lily Beacon
★ 3.72 ABR Score (6.6K ratings)★ 3.51 Goodreads (6.6K) ★ 4.53 Audible (19)8h 26m listening time • Released 2020