Best Victor Bevine Audiobooks
Victor Bevine is the definitive voice of Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos, and his narrations of Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, and The Rise of Endymion represent one of the greatest sustained performances in science fiction audiobook history. His voice is rich and deeply expressive — a warm baritone capable of conveying both the philosophical grandeur and the intimate human tragedy that make Simmons' work so extraordinary. Bevine gives each of the Canterbury-style pilgrims in Hyperion a distinct, memorable voice, and his pacing across the epic four-book saga never falters. His reading of R.A. Salvatore's Homeland proves he handles sword-and-sorcery fantasy with equal skill. There is an intelligence and emotional depth to Bevine's narration that elevates already brilliant source material. Listeners who love ambitious, literary science fiction and want a narrator who fully rises to the challenge of complex, emotionally rich storytelling will find Bevine essential.
Where to Start with Victor Bevine
- New to Victor Bevine? Start here → Hyperion
- What fans keep coming back to → The Fall of Hyperion
- Highest rated by listeners → Homeland
- Best narrator–author pairing → The Rise of Endymion
Best Victor Bevine Audiobooks
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Homeland
Legend of Drizzt • Book 1
Narrated by Victor Bevine
★ 4.39 ABR Score (117.1K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (99.7K) ★ 4.6 Audible (17.4K)10h 48m listening time • Released 2013Salvatore's Dark Elf prequel trilogy begins here — the origin story of Drizzt Do'Urden, one of fantasy's most beloved characters, born into a society of pure evil.
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Endymion
Hyperion Cantos • Book 3
by Dan Simmons, Gary Ruddell
Narrated by Victor Bevine
★ 4.39 ABR Score (80.4K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (71.6K) ★ 4.63 Audible (8.8K)23h 17m listening time • Released 2009 - 3
The Fall of Hyperion
Hyperion Cantos • Book 2
by Dan Simmons
Narrated by Victor Bevine
★ 4.38 ABR Score (165.0K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (150.4K) ★ 4.53 Audible (14.6K)21h 45m listening time • Released 2008 - 4
The Rise of Endymion
Hyperion Cantos • Book 4
by Dan Simmons
Narrated by Victor Bevine
★ 4.35 ABR Score (74.5K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (65.8K) ★ 4.6 Audible (8.6K)29h 47m listening time • Released 2009 - 5
Hyperion
Hyperion • Book 1
by Dan Simmons
Narrated by Marc Vietor, Allyson Johnson, Kevin Pariseau, Jay Snyder, Victor Bevine
★ 4.31 ABR Score (328.7K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (303.0K) ★ 4.37 Audible (25.7K)20h 44m listening time • Released 2008Structured like The Canterbury Tales but set across the galaxy, Dan Simmons weaves six extraordinary stories into a puzzle-box epic unlike anything else in sci-fi.
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Knaves: A Blackguards Anthology (3)
Tales of the Otori #4.9 - Wine, Knife, Sword
by Melanie R. Meadors, Alana Joli Abbott, Maurice Broaddus, Cullen Bunn, Toiya Kristen Finley, Shanna Germain, Lian Hearn, Walidah Imarisha, Mercedes Lackey, Dennis Lee, Cat Rambo, Linda Robertson, Clay Sanger, Anna Smith Spark, Kenny Soward, Anton Strout, Sabrina Vourvoulias, Howard Tayler, Linda Robertson Reinhardt
Narrated by Scott Aiello, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Raphael Corkhill, Jonathan Davis, Victor Bevine, Lauren Fortgang, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Kyla Garcia, Barrie Kreinik
★ 3.66 ABR Score (32 ratings)★ 3.5 Goodreads (30) ★ 3.5 Audible (2)9h 5m listening time • Released 2019 - 7
D.C. Noir
D.C. Noir • Book 1
by George P. Pelecanos, Quintin Peterson, James Grady, Jim Beane, Rubén Castañeda, Jennifer Howard, Lester Irby, Robert Andrews, David Slater, Jim Fusilli, Robert Wisdom, Richard Currey, Laura Lippman, James M. Patton, Kenji Jasper, Norman W. Kelley
Narrated by Lisa Renee Pitts, Cassandra Campbell, William Dufris, Mirron Willis, Carol Monda, Ray Porter, Nick Sullivan, Victor Bevine
★ 3.55 ABR Score (636 ratings)★ 3.42 Goodreads (610) ★ 3.88 Audible (26)9h 8m listening time • Released 2014