Best Orlagh Cassidy Audiobooks
Orlagh Cassidy has one of those voices that commands attention from the first line — precise, controlled, and carrying an undercurrent of quiet intensity that makes her ideal for stories built on dread and revelation. Her narration of Before I Go to Sleep is a masterclass in sustained psychological tension, her clipped, careful delivery mirroring the protagonist's fractured sense of reality. That same discipline translates surprisingly well to epic science fiction — her performance in Dune is authoritative without being cold, giving Herbert's dense worldbuilding room to breathe. She's also carved out a niche in Star Wars audio drama, bringing theatrical clarity to the ensemble chaos of Dooku: Jedi Lost. Cassidy is the narrator for listeners who want intelligence behind the performance — someone who shapes a sentence rather than just reads it. If you're drawn to psychological thrillers or cerebral sci-fi, she's worth seeking out by name.
Where to Start with Orlagh Cassidy
- New to Orlagh Cassidy? Start here → Dune
- What fans keep coming back to → Before I Go to Sleep
- Underrated but highly rated → The Guilty
- Highest rated by listeners → The Kitchen House
- Best narrator–author pairing → Memory Man
Best Orlagh Cassidy Audiobooks
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Dune
Dune • Book 1
Narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff, Scott Sowers
★ 4.66 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.67 Audible (126.5K)21h 2m listening time • Released 2007The Godfather of science fiction epics: a richly imagined desert world where politics, religion, and ecology collide in a story that feels more relevant every decade.
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The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom
Narrated by Orlagh Cassidy, Bahni Turpin
★ 4.61 ABR Score (309.3K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (304.9K) ★ 4.75 Audible (4.4K)12h 57m listening time • Released 2017Cassidy and Turpin's dual narration captures the emotional fracture at the heart of this plantation story, making you feel Lavinia's impossible loyalty to two families as acutely as she does.
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The Innocent
Will Robie • Book 1
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.53 ABR Score (20.9K ratings)★ 4.49 Audible (20.9K)12h 14m listening time • Released 2012 - 4
The Guilty
Will Robie • Book 4
Narrated by Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.52 ABR Score (77.0K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (64.2K) ★ 4.54 Audible (12.9K)11h 46m listening time • Released 2015 - 5
The Hit
Will Robie • Book 2
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.50 ABR Score (92.3K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (79.7K) ★ 4.54 Audible (12.6K)11h 45m listening time • Released 2013 - 6
The Forgotten
John Puller • Book 2
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.50 ABR Score (81.3K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (70.2K) ★ 4.56 Audible (11.0K)12h 30m listening time • Released 2012 - 7
The Target
Will Robie • Book 3
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.50 ABR Score (80.3K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (66.0K) ★ 4.53 Audible (14.3K)12h 51m listening time • Released 2014 - 8
Memory Man
Amos Decker • Book 1
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.47 ABR Score (191.4K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (160.2K) ★ 4.43 Audible (31.2K)13h 16m listening time • Released 2015 - 9
Hell's Corner
The Camel Club • Book 5
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.38 ABR Score (49.9K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (44.8K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.1K)14h 23m listening time • Released 2010 - 10
The Last Unicorn
The Last Unicorn • Book 1
by Peter S. Beagle
Narrated by Orlagh Cassidy, Joshua Kane
★ 4.27 ABR Score (124.8K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (123.9K) ★ 4.66 Audible (900)8h 9m listening time • Released 2022 - 11
Dooku: Jedi Lost (Star Wars)
Star Wars Disney Canon Novel • Book 9
by Cavan Scott
Narrated by Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Marc Thompson, Pete Bradbury, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Sean Kenin, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Robert Petkoff, Rebecca Soler
★ 4.08 ABR Score (21.2K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (10.2K)6h 21m listening time • Released 2019The full-cast performance transforms this into a theatrical experience—each narrator inhabits a different character so distinctly that you forget you're listening to a book, not watching a play unfold.
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Before I Go to Sleep
by S. J. Watson
Narrated by Orlagh Cassidy
★ 4.07 ABR Score (374.7K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (370.0K) ★ 4.07 Audible (4.7K)11h 32m listening time • Released 2011Watson's debut is a taut, claustrophobic thriller — a woman who wakes each day with no memory of her life uncovers a terrifying truth one page at a time.
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Tempest Runner (Star Wars: The High Republic)
Star Wars: The High Republic • Book 6
by Cavan Scott
Narrated by Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Orlagh Cassidy, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Kathleen McInerney, Tara Sands, Vikas Adam, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Saskia Maarleveld, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo
★ 4.02 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (4.8K) ★ 4.51 Audible (2.5K)6h 5m listening time • Released 2021A full ensemble cast elevates this High Republic villain origin story into something cinematic—each narrator inhabits their character so distinctly you forget you're listening to a book.
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Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by Hernan Diaz
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Jonathan Davis, Mozhan Marnò, Orlagh Cassidy
★ 3.79 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)★ 4.14 Audible (4.8K)10h 21m listening time • Released 2022