Where to Start with Joshua Gayou
- Best entry point → Commune: Book One
- What fans keep coming back to → Commune: Book Two
- Best narrator for Joshua Gayou → Commune: Book Three
- Highest rated by listeners → Commune: Book Four (Commune #4)
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Commune: Book Two
Commune • Book 2
by Joshua Gayou
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.44 ABR Score (9.1K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.1K)15h 2m listening time • Released 2018R.C. Bray transforms this survival saga into something genuinely gripping—his measured delivery makes every resource decision feel life-or-death, and the ensemble cast clicks in ways that rare post-apocalyptic fiction actually achieves.
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Commune: Book Three
Commune • Book 3
by Joshua Gayou
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.38 ABR Score (8.3K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.74 Audible (6.6K)17h 54m listening time • Released 2018 - 3
Commune: Book Four
Commune • Book 4
by Joshua Gayou
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.36 ABR Score (7.1K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (5.8K)22h 7m listening time • Released 2019 - 4
Commune: Book One
Commune • Book 1
by Joshua Gayou
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.25 ABR Score (11.1K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.58 Audible (8.3K)9h 46m listening time • Released 2017 - 5
The Slavers of Grand Saline
Commune • Book 6
by Joshua Gayou
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.09 ABR Score (838 ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (200) ★ 4.77 Audible (638)13h 53m listening time • Released 2023R.C. Bray's narration transforms this post-apocalyptic revenge chase into something visceral and unrelenting. The slow burn of Gibs tracking slavers across a devastated landscape hits harder when you hear every breath and gunshot in your ears.
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Commune 7: Bloody Sun (Commune Series)
Commune • Book 7
by Joshua Gayou, Devon C. Ford
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 3.97 ABR Score (598 ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (96) ★ 4.68 Audible (502)16h 29m listening time • Released 2025R.C. Bray's narration transforms this sprawling post-apocalyptic sequel into something genuinely immersive—his voice work across dozens of distinct characters makes the competing factions and moral stakes feel visceral and urgent.
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The Battle of D.C.
Commune • Book 5
by Joshua Gayou, Devon C. Ford
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 3.83 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (304) ★ 4.33 Audible (1.6K)19h 29m listening time • Released 2022 - 8
Udo the God
Worldship • Book 3
by Joshua Gayou
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 3.81 ABR Score (150 ratings)★ 3.14 Goodreads (37) ★ 4.51 Audible (113)16h 59m listening time • Released 2021Michael Kramer's narration transforms this sprawling metaphysical quest into something genuinely haunting—his voice carries Udo through underworlds and existential crises with the gravitas of someone who's walked these philosophical depths before.
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Udo the Warlord
Worldship • Book 2
by Joshua Gayou
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 3.75 ABR Score (287 ratings)★ 3.59 Goodreads (59) ★ 4.26 Audible (228)18h 18m listening time • Released 2021Michael Kramer's narration elevates this political intrigue fantasy, making the constant double-crosses and court manipulation genuinely gripping as Udo gets played by everyone around him.
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