Best Natalie Naudus Audiobooks
Natalie Naudus has carved out a genuinely interesting niche in genre fiction, and her work on the Weird Tales Magazine series shows exactly why she belongs there. Her voice has a cool, composed quality — precise without being stiff, expressive without being showy — that makes her ideal for fiction that lives in uncanny territory. She handles tonal whiplash well, moving from eerie atmosphere to pulpy genre energy without losing the thread, which matters enormously when you're navigating anthology work full of wildly different authors and styles. Her narration of Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison's landmark speculative fiction collection, is a solid showcase of that range. Listeners who gravitate toward literary horror, classic sci-fi, and sword-and-sorcery fiction will find her a reliable guide through some genuinely weird material — and that's meant as high praise.
Where to Start with Natalie Naudus
- New to Natalie Naudus? Start here → One Last Stop
- What fans keep coming back to → The Heart Principle
- Short listen, big payoff → As a Man Thinketh
- Highest rated by listeners → The Bone Shard Emperor
- Best narrator–author pairing → The Bone Shard Daughter
Best Natalie Naudus Audiobooks
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As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen
Narrated by Adelia Saunders, Barrie Kreinik, Carly Robins, Eleanor Hutchins, Emily Bauer, Emily Lawrence, Fiona Hardingham, Greer Morrison, Joel Fotinos, Natalie Naudus, Sophie Amoss, Thérèse Plummer, Vivienne Leheny, Xe Sands
★ 4.28 ABR Score (97.5K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (97.4K) ★ 4.65 Audible (130)2h 57m listening time • Released 2019 - 2
One Last Stop
by Casey McQuiston
Narrated by Natalie Naudus
★ 4.13 ABR Score (292.5K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (289.7K) ★ 4.47 Audible (2.7K)12h 10m listening time • Released 2021Naudus brings effortless warmth to McQuiston's queer love story, nailing the found-family banter and slow-burn chemistry that earned this a Goodreads Choice Award.
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The Bone Shard Emperor
The Drowning Empire • Book 2
by Andrea Stewart
Narrated by Natalie Naudus, Feodor Chin, Emily Woo Zeller
★ 4.10 ABR Score (15.9K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (15.4K) ★ 4.59 Audible (446)17h 31m listening time • Released 2021 - 4
The Half-Hearted Queen
The Shattered King • Book 2
by Charlie N. Holmberg
Narrated by Natalie Naudus
★ 4.03 ABR Score (3.2K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (3.1K) ★ 4.54 Audible (104)12h 45m listening time • Released 2026 - 5
The Heart Principle
The Kiss Quotient • Book 3
by Helen Hoang
Narrated by Brian Nishii, Natalie Naudus
★ 3.98 ABR Score (131.3K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (130.1K) ★ 4.33 Audible (1.3K)9h 30m listening time • Released 2021Nishii and Naudus bring raw emotional depth to Hoang's most personal romance, with dual narration that makes the vulnerability hit harder.
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The Bone Shard Daughter
The Drowning Empire • Book 1
by Andrea Stewart
Narrated by Natalie Naudus, Feodor Chin, Emily Woo Zeller
★ 3.97 ABR Score (38.1K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (37.1K) ★ 4.38 Audible (1.1K)13h 44m listening time • Released 2020 - 7
Don't Go Down There
by Kiersten Modglin
Narrated by Natalie Naudus, Scott Brick, Jesse Vilinsky
★ 3.95 ABR Score (13.4K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (13.4K) ★ 4.19 Audible (77)4h 32m listening time • Released 2023Three narrators weaponize their talents here, each voice deepening the paranoia and moral rot at the heart of this domestic nightmare—it's a masterclass in audio storytelling.
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The Bone Shard War
The Drowning Empire • Book 3
by Andrea Stewart
Narrated by Natalie Naudus, Feodor Chin, Emily Woo Zeller
★ 3.93 ABR Score (8.8K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.44 Audible (133)19h 36m listening time • Released 2023 - 9
She Who Became the Sun
The Radiant Emperor • Book 1
by Shelley Parker-Chan
Narrated by Natalie Naudus
★ 3.93 ABR Score (96.9K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (95.3K) ★ 4.36 Audible (1.5K)14h 36m listening time • Released 2021 - 10
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions • Book 1
by Harlan Ellison, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
Narrated by Tim Campbell, Simon Vance, Steven Jay Cohen, Johnny Heller, Edoardo Ballerini, Ramiz Monsef, Neil Hellegers, Jim Meskimen, JD Jackson, P. J. Ochlan, Dion Graham, Natalie Naudus, Vikas Adam, Scott Aiello
★ 3.88 ABR Score (10.3K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (10.2K) ★ 3.94 Audible (48)24h 33m listening time • Released 2024A landmark 1960s sci-fi anthology featuring Dick, Asimov, and Zelazny at their peak, brought to life by an all-star narrator ensemble who elevate each wildly different vision into its own compelling performance.
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Heresy
by Melissa Lenhardt
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Bailey Carr, Ella Turenne, Nikki Massoud, Natalie Naudus, Imani Jade Powers, James Fouhey
★ 3.86 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (811) ★ 4.38 Audible (217)14h 3m listening time • Released 2021 - 12
Weird Tales Magazine No. 366: Sword & Sorcery Issue
Weird Tales Magazine
by Various
Narrated by Scott Aiello, John Pirhalla, Simon Vance, Paul Woodson, Hillary Huber, Roger Clark, Tim Campbell, Chelsea Stephens, Dion Graham, Joe Hempel, Steve West, James Langton, Neil Hellegers, Natalie Naudus, Peter Berkrot
★ 3.72 ABR Score (53 ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (37) ★ 4.13 Audible (16)7h 13m listening time • Released 2023A stellar ensemble cast elevates this sword-and-sorcery anthology into something rare: fifteen narrators who each bring distinct voice and urgency to stories from genre legends like Gaiman and James A. Moore.
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Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird
by Jonathan Maberry, R.L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, Victor LaValle, Robert E. Howard, Hailey Piper, H.P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, Usman T. Malik, James Aquilone, Michael A. Arnzen
Narrated by Bronson Pinchot, Richard J. Brewer, Natalie Naudus, Joe Hempel, Dion Graham, Neil Hellegers, Zura Johnson, Simon Vance, Peter Berkrot, James Patrick Cronin, Gabrielle de Cuir, Grover Gardner, full cast
★ 3.59 ABR Score (285 ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (263) ★ 3.64 Audible (22)18h 44m listening time • Released 2023 - 14
Weird Tales Magazine No. 367
Weird Tales Magazine
Narrated by Scott Brick, Robert Fass, James Anderson Foster, Heath Miller, Neil Hellegers, Roger Clark, Joe Hempel, Edoardo Ballerini, Eunice Wong, Simon Vance, Holly Adams, Chris Henry Coffey, Ralph Lister, Natalie Naudus
★ 3.53 ABR Score (59 ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (47) ★ 3.75 Audible (12)5h 56m listening time • Released 2023 - 15
Weird Tales Magazine No. 371: The Undead Issue
Weird Tales Magazine
Narrated by Ray Porter, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Natalie Naudus, Charlotte Moore-Lambert, Sam Stark, Mike Cooper, Charles Linshaw, Jenn Lee, Tim Lounibos, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Robin Miles, Joel Froomkin
★ 3.46 ABR Score (15 ratings)★ 2.83 Goodreads (6) ★ 4.11 Audible (9)5h 11m listening time • Released 2025A stellar cast of narrators transforms this undead anthology into something visceral—each story gets its own voice, and Ray Porter's presence anchors the whole thing with real weight.
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Pale Blue Dot(s)
by Erin Mallon
Narrated by Thérèse Plummer, Megan Tusing, Andrew Eiden, Gabra Zackman, Inés del Castillo, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Adenrele Ojo, Julia Whelan, Natalie Naudus
★ 3.12 ABR Score (556 ratings)★ 3.14 Goodreads (230) ★ 3.11 Audible (326)1h 33m listening time • Released 2022A sharp, funny ensemble piece about women astronauts that uses multiple narrators to capture each character's voice, making the cramped ISS feel like intimate conversations happening 250 miles above Earth.