Where to Start with Nicoli Gonnella
- Best entry point → Dissonance
- Underrated but highly rated → Crown
- What fans keep coming back to → Silence
- Highest rated by listeners → Threshold (Unbound #5)
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Crown
Unbound • Book 9
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.56 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)★ 4.67 Goodreads (2.6K) ★ 4.9 Audible (2.1K)22h 6m listening time • Released 2024Travis Baldree's narration transforms this ninth book into an epic endurance test that matches its characters' desperation—the pacing, the vocal shifts between Felix's internal torment and external chaos, the sheer stamina required to deliver 22 hours of escalating stakes all land with visceral impact.
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Threshold
Unbound • Book 5
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.55 ABR Score (6.7K ratings)★ 4.61 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.86 Audible (2.7K)24h 26m listening time • Released 2022Travis Baldree's narration transforms this escalating fantasy into something genuinely gripping—his pacing nails the tension between political intrigue and cosmic dread, making the 24-hour runtime fly by.
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Vault
Unbound • Book 8
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.54 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)★ 4.65 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.9 Audible (1.7K)25h 34m listening time • Released 2023Travis Baldree's narration transforms this into an immersive power fantasy where every ability upgrade and stronghold expansion hits harder. Eight books in and Gonnella's still finding new ways to make progression feel earned and genuinely thrilling.
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Abyss
Unbound • Book 7
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.54 ABR Score (5.2K ratings)★ 4.64 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 4.88 Audible (1.8K)28h 36m listening time • Released 2023Travis Baldree's narration transforms this sprawling ensemble story into something genuinely gripping—he makes Felix's moral exhaustion and his friends' newfound powers feel earned and devastating.
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Expanse
Unbound • Book 6
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.53 ABR Score (5.5K ratings)★ 4.63 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.87 Audible (1.9K)29h 41m listening time • Released 2023Travis Baldree transforms this sprawling power-fantasy sequel into something genuinely unputdownable—his command of tone shifts from intimate scheming to apocalyptic dread makes the 30-hour runtime vanish. If you've been sleeping on the Unbound series, this is where it becomes unmissable.
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Empire
Unbound • Book 10
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.52 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)★ 4.65 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.9 Audible (1.8K)21h 36m listening time • Released 2024Travis Baldree elevates this sprawling fantasy mystery with the same vocal precision that made him a legend in the genre—each character distinct, every twist landing harder. Ten books deep and this series still escalates its stakes without losing the character work that makes you care who survives.
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Hunger
Unbound • Book 3
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.43 ABR Score (9.0K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (5.6K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.4K)28h 7m listening time • Released 2022Travis Baldree's narration transforms this into a masterclass in vocal tension—his performance captures the claustrophobic dread of Felix caught between an Inquisition hunting monsters and the very monster living inside him.
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Fury
Unbound • Book 4
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.41 ABR Score (7.7K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.74 Audible (2.9K)23h 37m listening time • Released 2022Travis Baldree's performance elevates this fourth Unbound book into something special—his intensity matches Felix's raw power perfectly as the city tears itself apart and unlikely allies rally to his banner.
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Chains: A LitRPG Adventure: Unbound
Unbound • Book 11
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.36 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.83 Audible (1.1K)27h 12m listening time • Released 2025Travis Baldree's performance elevates this penultimate installment into something genuinely epic—his vocal command of Felix's evolution from scrapper to war-leader carries the weight of 10 books of earned stakes and relationships.
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Dissonance
Unbound • Book 1
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.35 ABR Score (13.8K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.64 Audible (5.1K)26h 44m listening time • Released 2022Travis Baldree's narration transforms Gonnella's LitRPG into something genuinely gripping—his performance captures Felix's transformation from coward to survivor with such conviction you'll believe every stat increase matters.
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Silence
Unbound • Book 2
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.25 ABR Score (10.0K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (6.4K) ★ 4.61 Audible (3.6K)13h 10m listening time • Released 2022Travis Baldree's performance transforms the Void into something genuinely haunting—his delivery of the Maw's creeping influence will stay with you long after the audiobook ends.
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