Where to Start with Jonathan Yanez
- Best entry point → The Suck: A Supernatural Monster Hunt
- Start the Orion Colony series → Orion Colony
- What fans keep coming back to → Orion Awakened
- Best narrator for Jonathan Yanez → Orion Uncharted
- Highest rated by listeners → Orion Protected (Orion Colony #4)
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Orion Awakened
Orion Colony • Book 3
by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.05 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (581) ★ 4.57 Audible (951)6h 14m listening time • Released 2019Ray Porter's commanding narration transforms this sci-fi mystery into pure immersion—his ability to shift between alien perspectives and human desperation makes the impossible world feel genuinely real and threatening.
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Orion Protected
Orion Colony • Book 4
by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.05 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (507) ★ 4.58 Audible (805)6h 8m listening time • Released 2019Ray Porter's gravelly intensity transforms this military SF showdown into something genuinely gripping—his performance makes Dean's impossible choices feel visceral and the high-stakes warfare genuinely matter.
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Orion Uncharted
Orion Colony • Book 2
by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 3.97 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (706) ★ 4.47 Audible (811)5h 47m listening time • Released 2019Ray Porter's commanding presence elevates this survival-driven sci-fi sequel into something genuinely gripping. The mystery of that impossible door and the relentless tension will keep you hooked through all six hours.
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Orion Colony
Orion Colony • Book 1
by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 3.85 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.29 Audible (1.5K)6h 2m listening time • Released 2019Ray Porter's gravitas transforms what could be a standard space opera into something genuinely propulsive—his cadence makes the high stakes feel immediate and personal, even when billions are at play.
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The Suck: A Supernatural Monster Hunt
Hunters for Hire • Book 1
Narrated by Steven Barnett
★ 3.81 ABR Score (128 ratings)★ 4.46 Audible (128)9h 55m listening time • Released 2021
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