Audiobook Authors
Over the last few years, Audiobooks have become my absolute favorite form of entertainment. I believe that the combination of a great author and a great narrator create a more immersive experience than any other form of media and this is primarily because your mind creates the scene, the personalities and the action. No CGI required. In any case, I recently realized that over the last few years I've listened to over 1,000 Audiobooks. One of the challenges when you get to this volume is the constant need to find more quality authors who create content that interests me. This can be at times a challenge. So for others, who may be similarly challenged I thought I'd share the list of the 175 authors I've listened to. I do like to follow authors that have an ongoing series so where you see the higher numbers that's just me following a series. Brad Thor and his 22 Scott Harvath books is an example. Stuart Woods and his prolific Stone Barrington series is another. In short, the number of books I've listened to for a particular author is not an indicator of them being a favorite. Of course that's not true of Lee Child and the Jack Reacher series, which is what essentially stimulated my path of audiobooks.
In short, I can't really pick a favorite author and many of the authors on this page are pretty famous and deservedly so. CJ Box, David Baldacci, William Kent Krueger, Kyle Mills, Mark Greaney, Michael McGarrity, and the list goes on. However, I will declare, that I'd recommend everyone read anything written by Robert Kurson. He's a non-fictional author of 4 books and each are terrific. Crashing Through is one of the most amazing tales you will ever read. I also think Jack Carr is an up and comer worth watching of you like you action fast and incredible. Jack has the background and experience to bring a level of realism to the high drama, fiction he creates.
Author |
Count of Author |
Ace Atkins |
4 |
Al Michaels |
1 |
Alex Berenson |
12 |
Alexandra Horowitz |
1 |
Alister MaClean |
4 |
Allan W Eckert |
1 |
Andrew Gross |
4 |
Andrew Peterson |
7 |
Andy Weir |
1 |
Anne Perry |
1 |
Anthony Zuiker |
1 |
Arthur Conan Doyle / Stephen Frye |
1 |
Audible Original / Martin Sheen |
1 |
Barry Eisler |
5 |
Ben R Rich / Leo Janos |
1 |
Ben Sanders |
3 |
Bill Bryson |
4 |
Bill O'Reilly, David Fisher |
1 |
Bob Newhart |
1 |
Brad Meltzer |
1 |
Brad Thor |
22 |
Brian Andrews |
5 |
Brian Kilmeade & Don Yager |
2 |
Casey Sherman / Michael Tougis |
1 |
CB McKenzie |
1 |
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan, Jim DeFelice |
1 |
Christopher Reich |
6 |
Chuck Barrett |
1 |
CJ Box |
26 |
Clive Cussler |
12 |
Colin Woodard |
1 |
Craig Johnson |
18 |
Dan Brown |
3 |
Daniel Friedman |
2 |
Danny Robbins |
1 |
Darrell Brown |
1 |
David Baldacci |
41 |
David Bellavia |
1 |
David McCullough |
2 |
David Rosenfelt |
28 |
Dean Koontz |
1 |
Dennis Lehane |
7 |
Don Pendleton |
3 |
Don Winslow |
8 |
Donald Westlake |
3 |
Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark |
12 |
Doug Stanton |
1 |
Douglas Preston |
2 |
E. L. James |
1 |
Ed McBain |
1 |
Edgar Rice Burroughs |
3 |
Edmund Morris |
4 |
Elmer Kelton |
1 |
Elmore Leonard |
8 |
Eric Behlm |
1 |
Erik Larson |
1 |
Geoff White, Bernard P Achampong |
1 |
Graham Moore |
2 |
Hampton Sides |
1 |
Harlan Coben |
11 |
Holly Newson |
1 |
J.R. Rain |
1 |
Jack Carr |
3 |
Jack Mars |
10 |
James A McLaughlin |
1 |
James Beltz |
3 |
James Dickey |
1 |
James Lee Burke |
30 |
James McLaughlin |
1 |
James Michener |
1 |
James O Born |
4 |
James Paterson - Marshall Karp |
1 |
James Patterson |
15 |
James Patterson - Andrew Bourelle |
2 |
James Patterson - Andrew Gross |
1 |
James Patterson - Howard Rougan |
2 |
James Patterson - James O Born |
6 |
James Patterson - John Connolly |
1 |
James Patterson - Marshall Karp |
5 |
James Patterson - Michael Ledgwidge |
10 |
James Patterson - Peter De Jonge |
3 |
James Patterson - Tucker Axum |
1 |
James Rollins |
4 |
Janet Evanovich |
1 |
Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg |
7 |
Jeffery Deaver |
19 |
Jennifer Ford |
1 |
Joan Druett |
1 |
Joe Drape |
1 |
Joe Kenda |
1 |
John Berendt |
2 |
John D MacDonald |
7 |
John Feinstein |
1 |
John Grisham |
22 |
John R Bruning |
1 |
John Sandford |
43 |
Joseph Finder |
7 |
Joseph Finder, Malcolm Gladwell |
1 |
Joshua Hood |
1 |
JT Patten |
1 |
Karin Slaughter |
1 |
Kenneth C Davis |
3 |
Kevin Rafferty |
1 |
Kyle Mills |
2 |
Larry Correia - Mike Kupari |
1 |
Larry McMurtry |
6 |
Lauran Paine |
3 |
Lawrence Block |
42 |
Lawrence Sanders |
8 |
Lee Child |
29 |
Lee Child / Karen Slaughter |
1 |
Louis L'Amour |
8 |
LT Ryan |
1 |
Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson |
1 |
Margaret Mizushima |
6 |
Mark Dawson |
1 |
Mark Greaney |
11 |
Mark Twain |
1 |
Mason Cross |
6 |
Matt Goldman |
3 |
Maureen Callahan |
1 |
Michael Connelly |
39 |
Michael Crichton |
3 |
Michael Ledwidge |
1 |
Michael Lewis |
1 |
Michael McGarrity |
14 |
Michael Punke |
1 |
Michael Sloan |
1 |
Mike Rowe |
1 |
Nick Sullivan |
1 |
Nigel Travis |
1 |
Parnell Hall |
2 |
Paul Doiron |
14 |
Paul Garrison |
1 |
Paula Hawkins |
1 |
Philip Meyer |
1 |
Preston & Child |
20 |
Randall Sullivan |
1 |
Randy Wayne White |
22 |
Ray Hogan |
3 |
Richard Connell |
1 |
Rober Galbraith |
1 |
Robert B Parker |
13 |
Robert B Parker / Michael Brandman |
3 |
Robert B Parker / Reed Farrel Coleman |
3 |
Robert K Tanenbaum |
7 |
Robert Kurson |
4 |
Robert Ludlum |
11 |
Robin Morgan |
1 |
Rory Miller |
1 |
Scott McEwen |
1 |
Scott McEwen, Thomas Koloniar |
4 |
Sean Parnell |
2 |
Spencer Quinn |
2 |
Stephen Hunter |
3 |
Stephine Meyer |
1 |
Steve Hamilton |
7 |
Steve Jackson |
4 |
Stuart Woods |
64 |
Suzanne Collins |
3 |
Ted Bell |
1 |
Thomas Perry |
22 |
Tim Tigner |
4 |
Tom Clancy |
6 |
Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood |
1 |
Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney |
1 |
Tom Wood |
8 |
Vaughn C. Hardacker |
1 |
Vince Flynn |
14 |
Vince Flynn - Kyle Mills |
6 |
W. Bruce Cameron |
3 |
Walter Mosley |
1 |
WEB Griffin |
15 |
William Kent Krueger |
11 |
Grand Total |
1021 |