Best Terence Aselford Audiobooks
Terence Aselford is the voice most listeners picture when they think of Royce and Hadrian — his work on Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Chronicles is what put him on the map, and deservedly so. He brings a warm, measured baritone to heroic fantasy that never tips into bombast, letting the material breathe while still giving each character enough distinction to track across long series. That same reliability carries through his performances in The Legends of the First Empire and the sprawling Emberverse books, where he handles dense world-building without losing the human thread. Aselford is the kind of narrator who rewards binge listeners — his pacing is consistent, his tone trustworthy, and he never phones in a middle chapter. If you like character-driven fantasy with a narrator who gets out of the story's way while still clearly caring about it, Aselford belongs in your queue.
Where to Start with Terence Aselford
- New to Terence Aselford? Start here → The Crown Tower : The Riyria Chronicles 1 (Riyria Chronicles)
- What fans keep coming back to → The Rose and the Thorn : The Riyria Chronicles 2 (Riyria Chronicles)
- Short listen, big payoff → The Fangs of Freelance (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
- Highest rated by listeners → Undeath and Taxes : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 2 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
- Best narrator–author pairing → Age of Legend (2 of 2)
Best Terence Aselford Audiobooks
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The Crown Tower : The Riyria Chronicles 1 (Riyria Chronicles)
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 1
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati, Peter Holdway, Shanta Parasuraman, Terence Aselford, John Kielty, Kay Eluvian, Brandon Burton, Stewart Crank
★ 4.28 ABR Score (43.7K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (43.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (223)10h 11m listening time • Released 2022 - 2
The Rose and the Thorn : The Riyria Chronicles 2 (Riyria Chronicles)
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 2
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Danny Gavigan, Jeff Allin, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Terence Aselford, Kay Eluvian, Earl Fisher, Andrew James Spooner, David M. Jourdan
★ 4.27 ABR Score (31.2K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (31.0K) ★ 4.77 Audible (143)9h 28m listening time • Released 2022 - 3
The Fangs of Freelance (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 4
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Danny Gavigan, Nanette Savard, Bradley Smith, Alejandro Ruiz, Terence Aselford, Steve Wannall, Carolyn Kashner, Scott McCormick, Yasmin Tuazon
★ 4.24 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (5.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (252)7h 5m listening time • Released 2021 - 4
Undeath and Taxes : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 2 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 2
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Danny Gavigan, Scott McCormick, Marni Penning, Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Shanta Parasuraman, Elizabeth Jernigan, Terence Aselford
★ 4.24 ABR Score (8.5K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (8.2K) ★ 4.8 Audible (278)7h 16m listening time • Released 2021 - 5
Love Lost : The Kurtherian Gambit 3 (The Kurtherian Gambit Series)
The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 3
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, James Konicek, Zeke Alton, Christopher Graybill, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Danny Gavigan, Jason Keller, Bianca Bryan, Patrick Bussink
★ 4.21 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (6.0K) ★ 4.81 Audible (170)5h 15m listening time • Released 2021 - 6
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 - 7
Sweep with Me
Innkeeper Chronicles [Dramatized Adaptation] #4.5 • Book 5
by Ilona Andrews, Nora Achrati, Ryan H. Reid, Samantha Cooper, Scott McCormick, Karen Novack, Rob McFadyen, Terence Aselford
Narrated by James Konicek, Jeff Allin, Karen Novack, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Rob McFadyen, Robb Moreira, Ryan H. Reid, Samantha Cooper, Troy Allan
★ 4.14 ABR Score (787 ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (455) ★ 4.81 Audible (332)3h 9m listening time • Released 2022 - 8
Age of Death (1 of 2)
The Legends of the First Empire • Book 5
by Michael J. Sullivan, Amanda Forstrom, Terence Aselford, Todd Scofield, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith, Nanette Savard, Yasmin Tuazon, Kimberly Gilbert, Colleen Delany, Tracy Olivera, Tia Shearer
Narrated by Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Smith, Colleen Delany, Kimberly Gilbert, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Tia Shearer, Todd Scofield, Tracy Olivera, Yasmin Tuazon
★ 4.13 ABR Score (13.5K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (13.3K) ★ 4.59 Audible (130)10h 52m listening time • Released 2022 - 9
Death Becomes Her (Kurtherian Gambit)
The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 1
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, Bradley Smith, Michael John Casey, Terence Aselford, Stephon Walker, David Coyne, Christopher Graybill, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Alejandro Ruiz
★ 4.12 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (9.0K) ★ 4.61 Audible (300)5h 16m listening time • Released 2020 - 10
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 - 11
Age of Empyre (Dramatized Adaptation)
Legends of the First Empire • Book 6
Narrated by Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Smith, Chris Stinson, Christopher Walker, Colleen Delany, Kimberly Gilbert, Lise Bruneau, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Tia Shearer, Todd Scofield
★ 4.07 ABR Score (139 ratings)★ 4.75 Audible (139)13h 18m listening time • Released 2022 - 12
Blood Magic
World of the Lupi • Book 6
by Eileen Wilks, Christopher Graybill, Nick DePinto, David Harris, Deidra Starnes, Colleen Delany, Jonathon Church, Yasmin Tuazon, Danny Gavigan, Thomas Keegan, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Jefferson A. Russell, Michael John Casey, Casie Platt, Alyssa Wilmoth, Terence Aselford, Jacob Yeh, Christopher Scheeren, Jonathan Watkins, Nora Achrati, Barbara Pinolini, Faith Potts, Matthew Bassett, Lily Beacon, Matthew McGee, Nanette Savard, Eric Messner, Tim Carlin
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Nanette Savard, Danny Gavigan, Alyssa Wilmoth, Thomas Keegan, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Nora Achrati, Jefferson A Russell, Matthew Bassett
★ 4.05 ABR Score (5.0K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.9 Audible (29)6h 5m listening time • Released 2020 - 13
Drumindor (Dramatized Adaptation): The Riyria Chronicles
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 5
by Michael J. Sullivan, Full Cast
Narrated by full cast, Bradley Foster Smith, Danny Gavigan, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati, Andrew James Spooner, Jenna Sharpe, Zura Johnson, Peter Holdway, Emlyn McFarland, Stewart Crank, Chris Davenport
★ 4.04 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.76 Audible (17) - 14
Never Submit : The Kurtherian Gambit 15 (Kurtherian Gambit)
The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 15
by Michael Anderle, Colleen Delany, Amanda Forstrom, Danny Gavigan, Emily Beresford, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Wyn Delano, Anthony Palmini, Tyler Hyrchuk, Nicole Perez
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Nicole Perez, Anthony Palmini, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, Amanda Forstrom, Terence Aselford, Wyn Delano, Danny Gavigan, Scott McCormick, Tyler Hyrchuk
★ 4.03 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.86 Audible (14)5h 26m listening time • Released 2024 - 15
Forever Defend : The Kurtherian Gambit 17 (Kurtherian Gambit)
The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 17
by Michael Anderle, Colleen Delany, Michael John Casey, Emily Beresford, Amanda Forstrom, Karen Novak, Rayner Gabriel, Nora Achrati, Bradley Foster Smith, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, James Konicek
Narrated by Colleen Delany, Bradley Foster Smith, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, James Konicek, Nora Achrati, Michael John Casey, Emily Beresford, Amanda Forstrom, Karen Novak, full cast, Rayner Gabriel
★ 4.01 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.91 Audible (11)5h 38m listening time • Released 2024 - 16
Bottle Demon
Eric Carter • Book 6
by Stephen Blackmoore, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Dawn Ursula, James Lewis
Narrated by Dawn Ursula, James Lewis, Michael John Casey, Nick DePinto, Nora Achrati, Rana Kay, Richard Rohan, Scott McCormick, Shanta Parasuraman, Terence Aselford, Kay Eluvian
★ 3.95 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.73 Audible (15)6h 21m listening time • Released 2023 - 17
Rylee Adamson: Alex (Dramatized Adaptation)
Rylee Adamson Novel • Book 5
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Karen Novack, Lise Bruneau, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Williams, Tanja Milojevic, Brandon Burton
★ 3.94 ABR Score (63 ratings)★ 4.67 Audible (63)1h 4m listening time • Released 2022 - 18
Hungry Ghosts
Eric Carter • Book 3
by Stephen Blackmoore, Michael John Casey, Tia Shearer, Jacob Yeh, Zeke Altonn
Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Tia Shearer, Jacob Yeh, Zeke Alton, Terence Aselford, James Lewis, Nora Achrati, Eva Wilhelm, Maggie Donnelly, Kimberly Gilbert, Matthew Bassett
★ 3.93 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (56)4h 58m listening time • Released 2020 - 19
Devil's Badland (The Loner)
The Loner • Book 2
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kimberly Gilbert, Dan Stevens, Michael Glenn, Ren Kasey, Yasmin Tuazon, Steven Carpenter, Thomas Keegan, Joe Brack
★ 3.93 ABR Score (598 ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (573) ★ 4.84 Audible (25)5h 26m listening time • Released 2020A full-cast dramatization that transforms a revenge western into something closer to a radio play—the ensemble cast makes every confrontation crackle with tension you won't get from a single narrator.
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Dies the Fire (2 of 3) : Emberverse, Book 1, Part 2
Emberverse • Book 1
by S.M. Stirling
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Patrick Bussink, Nora Achrati, Laura C Harris, Marty Lodge, Bill Gillett, Dave Jourdan, James Lewis, Lawrence Redmond, Andy Brownstein, Terence Aselford
★ 3.91 ABR Score (18.0K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (17.9K) ★ 4.91 Audible (11)6h 44m listening time • Released 2020