Where to Start with Rachel Caine
- Best entry point → The Gods of H
- Best standalone → Hardboiled Horror
- Start the Gunnie Rose #0.0 - The Gunnie series → Unfettered II: New Tales
- What fans keep coming back to → My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
- Best narrator for Rachel Caine → Two Weeks' Notice
- Highest rated by listeners → Terminated (Revivalist #3)
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The Gods of H
by Rachel Caine, Seanan McGuire, Laird Barron, Jonathan Maberry, James A Moore, Christopher Golden, Erin J French, David Liss
Narrated by David Stifel, uncredited
★ 3.88 ABR Score (603 ratings)★ 4.29 Audible (603)15h 43m listening time • Released 2016 -
Terminated
Revivalist • Book 3
by Rachel Caine
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 3.88 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.57 Audible (126)9h 52m listening time • Released 2013Julia Whelan nails the desperation and moral collapse in Caine's finale—her performance transforms Bryn's addiction and deteriorating humanity into something viscerally unsettling that hits harder in audio.
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Two Weeks' Notice
Revivalist • Book 2
by Rachel Caine
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 3.84 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.4 Audible (160)9h 27m listening time • Released 2013Julia Whelan's performance elevates this paranoid corporate thriller, nailing both the dry humor and creeping dread as Bryn navigates a world that wants her dead twice over.
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Unfettered II: New Tales
Gunnie Rose #0.0 - The Gunnie
by Shawn Speakman, Naomi Novik, Brandon Sanderson, Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Michael J. Sullivan, Janny Wurts, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Mark Lawrence, Seanan McGuire, Peter Orullian, Aidan Moher, Erin Lindsey, John A. Pitts, Anthony Ryan, Scott Sigler, Django Wexler, Rachel Caine, Sarah Beth Durst, David Farland, Terry Brooks
Narrated by Sarah Coomes, Michael Kramer, Emily Woo Zeller, Nick Podehl, Erin Mallon, Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 3.78 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.25 Audible (340)20h 17m listening time • Released 2017 -
Unbound
Annwn Cycle #The Dead's Revenant • Book 1
by Shawn Speakman, Terry Brooks, Seanan McGuire, Mark Lawrence, Anthony Ryan, Tim Marquitz, Brian Staveley, Michael J. Sullivan, John Marco, Peter Orullian, Kat Richardson, Sam Sykes, Kristen Britain, Mazarkis Williams, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Harry Connolly, Delilah S. Dawson, David Anthony Durham, Jason M. Hough, Mary Robinette Kowal, Joe Abercrombie
Narrated by Dick Hill, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Nick Podehl, Allyson Johnson, Christian Rodska, Emily Bauer
★ 3.74 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.13 Audible (246)20h 55m listening time • Released 2016A star-studded anthology where twenty-three fantasy masters tell exactly the stories they want, each perfectly matched to a narrator who elevates the prose—Dick Hill's gravitas, Tim Gerard Reynolds' intensity—making this feel less like a collection and more like a curated experience.
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Hardboiled Horror
by Jonathan Maberry, Heather Graham, Kevin J. Anderson, Rachel Caine, Scott Sigler, Seanan McGuire, Alethea Kontis, Josh Malerman, Chris Ryall, Jim Beard, Jon McGoran, Jacopo della Quercia, Dana Fredsti, John Gilstrap, Nancy Holder, Max Allan Collins, Matthew V. Clemens
Narrated by Dan John Miller, Karin Allers
★ 3.63 ABR Score (226 ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (124) ★ 4.04 Audible (102)14h 33m listening time • Released 2018Fifteen heavyweight crime writers inject noir detectives into genuinely creepy supernatural cases, and dual narrators Dan John Miller and Karin Allers nail the gritty atmosphere that makes each twisted investigation feel real.
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Carniepunk
Hell on Earth #4.7
by Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman, Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne, Mark Henry, Jaye Wells, Allison Pang, Hillary Jacques, Jennifer Estep, Kelly Meding, Nicole Peeler, Jackie Kessler, Kelly Gay, Seanan McGuire
Narrated by Candace Thaxton, Kirby Heyborne
★ 3.55 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)★ 3.64 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 3.91 Audible (267)14h 5m listening time • Released 2013Dual narrators bring real texture to this carnival horror anthology, shifting voices between fourteen authors' twisted takes on midway magic and danger with enough tonal variety to keep you hooked through all 14 hours.
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Vampires: The Recent Undead
The Morganville Vampires: Extras #9 (Dead Man Stalking )
by Paula Guran, Albert E. Cowdrey, J.A. Konrath, Jeanne C. Stein, Karen Russell, Kelley Armstrong, Kim Newman, Mary Turzillo, Michael Marshall Smith, Nancy Kilpatrick, Nisi Shawl, Barbara Roden, Rachel Caine, Stephen Dedman, Susan Sizemore, Tanith Lee, Tanya Huff, Tina Rath, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Carrie Vaughn, Charlaine Harris, Charles de Lint, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Conrad Williams, Holly Black, John Langan
Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Jonathan Davis, Khristine Hvam, Suzanne Toren, Marc Vietor, Josh Hurley, Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.45 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.6 Goodreads (958) ★ 3.6 Audible (191)19h 31m listening time • Released 2011A stellar ensemble cast elevates this vampire anthology across every genre imaginable, from horror to romance to science fiction, proving the undead are endlessly reinventable.
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My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
There Be Pirates #1 - Dead Man's Chest
by P.N. Elrod, L.A. Banks, Jim Butcher, Esther M. Friesner, Rachel Caine, Lori Handeland, Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Sunsan Krinard, Elizabeth Rodgers, Eileen Stevens
Narrated by Nancy Wu, Christian Rummel, Elisabeth Rodgers, Gayle Hendrix, Jonathan Davis
★ 3.44 ABR Score (14.7K ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (14.1K) ★ 3.71 Audible (646)11h 23m listening time • Released 2009Multiple narrators make each story feel like its own thing, and hearing Dresden Files and Sookie Stackhouse authors alongside fresh voices keeps the collection snappy and unpredictable.
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