Best Ralph Lister Audiobooks
Ralph Lister is the narrator you turn to when a book demands gravitas without grandstanding. His measured baritone carries a natural authority — unhurried, precise, never showy — which makes him an interesting choice for the sheer density of Gardens of the Moon, Erikson's notoriously demanding first Malazan entry. Lister doesn't try to make the book easier than it is; he leans into its weight, which is exactly the right call. He's equally at home in the eerie and the archaic — his work on Powers of Darkness, the lost Icelandic Dracula variant, suits his cadence perfectly, lending the text a genuinely unsettling formality. Listeners who want a narrator to perform for them may find him restrained; listeners who want to be pulled deep into a difficult, atmospheric world will find that restraint is the whole point.
Where to Start with Ralph Lister
- New to Ralph Lister? Start here → Gardens of the Moon
- What fans keep coming back to → The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
- Highest rated by listeners → Dead Men Can't Complain and Other Stories
Best Ralph Lister Audiobooks
- 1
Shōgun, Part One
The Asian Saga
by James Clavell
Narrated by Ralph Lister
★ 4.50 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 4.71 Audible (2.0K)24h 18m listening time • Released 2023 - 2
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke #1-5
Narrated by Ralph Lister, Ray Porter, Jonathan Davis
★ 4.24 ABR Score (8.0K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (6.4K) ★ 4.57 Audible (1.6K)51h 4m listening time • Released 2016Three narrators divvy up Clarke's 51-hour story collection, each bringing distinct voices to everything from hard sci-fi concepts to quiet existential gut-punches. It's the definitive way to experience the author who basically invented modern science fiction.
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Dead Men Can't Complain and Other Stories
by Peter Clines
Narrated by Ralph Lister, Ray Porter
★ 3.99 ABR Score (3.2K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (967) ★ 4.46 Audible (2.2K)4h 54m listening time • Released 2017Ralph Lister and Ray Porter tag-team these genre-bending shorts with such distinct voices that each story feels like a separate gift. Clines hits that sweet spot between clever concept and genuine emotional gut-punch that makes you want to immediately restart it.
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The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
Narrated by Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Antony Ferguson, Henrietta Meire, Tim Bruce
★ 3.96 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (319) ★ 4.5 Audible (717)9h 2m listening time • Released 2019Lovesey's razor-sharp crime stories snap to life with a full ensemble cast, each narrator perfectly capturing the twist that makes every tale sting.
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Gardens of the Moon
Malazan Book of the Fallen Series • Book 1
by Steven Erikson
Narrated by Ralph Lister
★ 3.94 ABR Score (151.9K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (139.3K) ★ 4.22 Audible (12.7K)26h 3m listening time • Released 2012The most demanding series opener in epic fantasy — Erikson drops you into a war across a continent with no hand-holding, and those who persist find a reward of unmatched scope.
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The Shifting Tide
William Monk • Book 14
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Ralph Lister
★ 3.88 ABR Score (3.9K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.67 Audible (12)13h 28m listening time • Released 2025 - 7
Acceptable Loss
William Monk • Book 17
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Ralph Lister
★ 3.87 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.83 Audible (12)12h 38m listening time • Released 2024 - 8
Death of a Stranger
William Monk • Book 15
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Ralph Lister
★ 3.86 ABR Score (3.9K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.54 Audible (24)13h 31m listening time • Released 2024 - 9
A Sunless Sea
William Monk • Book 18
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Ralph Lister
★ 3.85 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (4.2K) ★ 4.73 Audible (11)15h 27m listening time • Released 2025 - 10
Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula
by Valdimar Ásmundsson, Bram Stoker, Hans Corneel De Roos, Dacre Stoker, John Edgar Browning
Narrated by Adam Verner, Robertson Dean, Ralph Lister, Derek Perkins, R.C. Bray, various
★ 3.80 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 3.63 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.27 Audible (392)7h 27m listening time • Released 2018Multiple narrators elevate this rediscovered Icelandic reimagining of Dracula into something richer than the original, each voice deepening the atmosphere and psychological tension that Stoker's 1901 translator added to the story.
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Funeral in Blue
William Monk • Book 12
by Anne Perry, David Colacci
Narrated by Ralph Lister
★ 3.80 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (4.2K) ★ 4.07 Audible (27)13h 47m listening time • Released 2024 - 12
The Book of Swords
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz #7 - A Long, Cold Trail
by Gardner Dozois, K.J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Ken Liu, Matthew Hughes, Kate Elliott, Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, C.J. Cherryh, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Scott Lynch, Rich Larson, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Cecelia Holland, George R.R. Martin
Narrated by John Lee, Katharine Lee McEwan, Kim Mai Guest, Elliot Hill, Richard Brewer, Nicholas Guy Smith, Kirby Heyborne, Julia Whelan, Mark Deakins, Steve West, Ralph Lister
★ 3.66 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.16 Audible (419)22h 13m listening time • Released 2017 - 13
The Reservoir Tapes
by Jon McGregor
Narrated by Fiona Hardingham, Justine Eyre, Sarah Nichols, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Ralph Lister, Simon Vance
★ 3.63 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 3.74 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 3.63 Audible (30)3h 17m listening time • Released 2018Six narrators give each villager their own voice, turning a fragmented mystery into something that feels like overhearing real secrets. The audio format makes the unreliable storytelling hit harder.
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For the Sake of the Game
Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon
by Laurie R. King, Leslie S. Klinger
Narrated by Grover Gardner, Simon Vance, Derek Perkins, Julie McKay, James Langton, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Suzanne Elise Freeman
★ 3.59 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)★ 3.45 Goodreads (803) ★ 4.18 Audible (563)9h 33m listening time • Released 2018 - 15
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