Where to Start with John G. Hartness
- Best entry point → Bubba the Monster Hunter: Books 1-3
- Start the Shingles Audio Collections series → Shingles Audio Collection
- What fans keep coming back to → Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem
- Best narrator for John G. Hartness → Grits, Guns, & Glory
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Monsters, Magic, & Mayhem
Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 4
Narrated by John Solo
★ 4.20 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (250) ★ 4.8 Audible (829)14h 26m listening time • Released 2019John Solo's deadpan delivery makes this Southern-fried Fae chaos absolutely hilarious—Bubba's fish-out-of-water horror in Fairyland lands perfectly because the narrator never winks at the absurdity.
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Bubba the Monster Hunter: Books 1-3
Bubba the Monster Hunter • Book 1
Narrated by John Solo
★ 4.12 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.52 Audible (1.6K)37h 55m listening time • Released 2019 - 3
Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 5
Narrated by John Solo
★ 4.10 ABR Score (441 ratings)★ 4.61 Goodreads (145) ★ 4.83 Audible (296)12h 15m listening time • Released 2021John Solo's delivery transforms this monster-hunting comedy into something genuinely hilarious—his timing on Bubba's chaos is impeccable, and he nails the ensemble dynamics that make this series so rewatchable.
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Wine, Women, & Song
Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 3
Narrated by John Solo
★ 4.05 ABR Score (627 ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (303) ★ 4.67 Audible (324)14h 43m listening time • Released 2017John Solo's narration turns Hartness's monster-hunting chaos into pure audio entertainment—his vocal range and comedic timing make these four novellas feel like hanging out with your funniest friend who happens to fight demons.
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Scattered, Smothered, and Chunked
Bubba the Monster Hunter • Book 1
Narrated by Andrew McFerrin
★ 4.02 ABR Score (803 ratings)★ 4.48 Audible (803)10h 16m listening time • Released 2015 - 6
Grits, Guns, & Glory
Bubba the Monster Hunter Seasons • Book 2
Narrated by John Solo
★ 3.96 ABR Score (892 ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (413) ★ 4.47 Audible (479)12h 55m listening time • Released 2016John Solo's delivery transforms this Southern horror collection into something genuinely funny and unsettling—he nails the comedic timing while keeping the darkness sharp enough to bite.
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Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?
Bubba the Monster Hunter Novellas • Book 26
Narrated by John Solo
★ 3.78 ABR Score (88 ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (71) ★ 4.41 Audible (17)3h 15m listening time • Released 2017John Solo's delivery transforms this gonzo Christmas Carol pastiche into pure audio gold—his timing on the absurd humor and genuine warmth around the music legends feels like hanging with a friend who actually gets the joke.
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Shingles Audio Collection
Shingles Audio Collections • Book 1
by Authors and Dragons, Cassandra Myles, Cal Wembly, Robert Bevan, Rick Gualtieri, John G. Hartness, Drew Hayes, Steve Wetherell
Narrated by Cassandra Myles, Cal Wembly
★ 3.77 ABR Score (119 ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (101) ★ 4.33 Audible (18)12h 40m listening time • Released 2023
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