Where to Start with Phil Tucker
- Best entry point → Bastion
- Start the Gods of the Game series → Gods of the Game
- What fans keep coming back to → The Rascor Plains
- Best narrator for Phil Tucker → LastRock
- Highest rated by listeners → The Lost Cube (The Immortal Great Souls #4)
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LastRock
The Immortal Great Souls • Book 3
by Phil Tucker
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.49 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 4.63 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.87 Audible (1.1K)26h 2m listening time • Released 2024Nick Podehl's performance transforms Tucker's descent into hell from concept into visceral experience—his range across grotesque creatures, conflicted allies, and Scorio's hardening resolve makes 26 hours vanish.
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The Rascor Plains
The Immortal Great Souls • Book 2
by Phil Tucker
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.46 ABR Score (5.3K ratings)★ 4.6 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.81 Audible (1.3K)24h 10m listening time • Released 2023Nick Podehl's performance transforms this sprawling fantasy sequel into something genuinely immersive—his voice work across dozens of characters feels lived-in rather than performed, pulling you deep into Scorio's paranoid, fractured journey across a hostile world.
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Bastion
The Immortal Great Souls • Book 1
by Phil Tucker
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.38 ABR Score (10.5K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (7.0K) ★ 4.69 Audible (3.5K)38h 23m listening time • Released 2022Nick Podehl's performance transforms this sprawling dark fantasy into something visceral and unstoppable—his command of Scorio's rage-fueled journey from oblivion to vengeance makes the 38-hour runtime feel essential, not indulgent.
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The Lost Cube
The Immortal Great Souls • Book 4
by Phil Tucker
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.33 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 4.69 Goodreads (1.5K)27h 49m listening time • Released 2026Nick Podehl captures Scorio's fractured resolve with a rawness that makes his exhaustion feel real—this is grief-stricken fantasy where the emotional weight hits as hard as the worldbuilding payoffs.
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Krieg Chess
Gods of the Game • Book 2
by Phil Tucker
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.86 ABR Score (378 ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (360) ★ 4.44 Audible (18)10h 31m listening time • Released 2024 - 6
Gods of the Game
Gods of the Game • Book 1
by Phil Tucker
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.79 ABR Score (575 ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (547) ★ 3.61 Audible (28)12h 30m listening time • Released 2024
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