Best Ryan Dalusung Books
Ryan Dalusung is a voice artist who has made a name in the world of dramatized audiobook adaptations — productions that blur the line between novel and audio drama. Best known for work on the Zodiac Academy dramatized adaptations and Leveling Up, Dalusung brings an ensemble sensibility to fantasy-romance storytelling, shaping immersive listening experiences with full casts and cinematic energy. The Awakening and The Reckoning lean into the genre's hallmarks — high stakes, charged relationships, escalating magical conflict — but the dramatized format gives them a theatrical texture that straight narration rarely achieves. Readers who find traditional audiobooks a passive experience tend to become devoted fans here; this is fantasy romance designed to be *heard*, not just followed. If you want your escapist fiction with genuine production ambition, Dalusung's catalog is a strong starting point.
Where to Start with Ryan Dalusung
- Best entry point → The Awakening
- What readers keep coming back to → The Reckoning (Part 1 of 2)
- Highest rated by readers → Cult Classic (Eric Carter #9)
Best Ryan Dalusung Books
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The Reckoning (Part 2 of 2)
Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 2 • Book 3
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael
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Senior students torture freshmen during Hell Week preparation for The Reckoning — the brutal assessment that decides who stays at Zodiac Academy — as the revealing Lunar Eclipse draws near.
★ 4.38 Goodreads (1.5K ratings) - 2
Cult Classic
Eric Carter • Book 9
by Stephen Blackmoore, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Jessica Threet, Steve Wannall, Dawn Ursula, Holly Adams, Torian Brackett, Rana Kay, Alexandra Cohler, Richard Rohan, Ryan Dalusung
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Eric Carter chases the Oracle of Las Vegas—a literal talking head that manipulates time itself, now bleeding 1920s Los Angeles into the present day.
★ 4.48 Goodreads (747 ratings) - 3
The Reckoning (Part 1 of 2)
Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 1 • Book 3
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael
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Hell Week begins as senior students torment freshmen before the assessment that will determine their fate at magical Zodiac Academy. Dark secrets and forbidden attractions complicate survival in this supernatural boarding school thriller.
★ 4.30 Goodreads (1.6K ratings) - 4
The Awakening
Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 1
by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael
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Gemini twins discover they're Fae royalty who must survive supernatural school where proving their power means every classmate becomes their enemy. Peckham and Valenti blend deadly academia with royal intrigue.
★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.8K ratings) - 5
Magical Midlife Invasion
Leveling Up [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 3
by K.F. Breene, Karen Novack, Danny Gavigan, Marni Penning, Michael John Casey, R.J. Bayley, Bradley Foster Smith, Kay Eluvian, Ryan Dalusung, Danny Montooth, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Nora Achrati
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Just as Jessie settles into magical life with Austin's team and her flying skills, her oblivious parents arrive for a visit that threatens to expose everything supernatural.
★ 4.20 Goodreads (187 ratings)