Best Eric Messner Books

The best books by Eric Messner — 20 titles spanning Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery, Historical Fiction, averaging 3.76 BLT stars.

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Before I write this, I want to flag something: Eric Messner appears to be a **narrator**, not an author. The books listed span wildly different authors and series — Myke Cole's Shadow Ops, Patricia Briggs' World of the Lupi, Michael Anderle's Kurtherian Gambit, Jim C. Hines' Jig the Goblin — and the data shows him listed as one of the narrators alongside "full cast." He narrates his own name because he's the performer, not the writer.

Writing an author bio for him would be factually wrong and potentially confusing to readers.

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Eric Messner's highest-rated book in our collection is Blood Magic (4.05 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Eric Messner

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    Blood Magic

    World of the Lupi • Book 6

    by Eileen Wilks, Christopher Graybill, Nick DePinto, David Harris, Deidra Starnes, Colleen Delany, Jonathon Church, Yasmin Tuazon, Danny Gavigan, Thomas Keegan, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Jefferson A. Russell, Michael John Casey, Casie Platt, Alyssa Wilmoth, Terence Aselford, Jacob Yeh, Christopher Scheeren, Jonathan Watkins, Nora Achrati, Barbara Pinolini, Faith Potts, Matthew Bassett, Lily Beacon, Matthew McGee, Nanette Savard, Eric Messner, Tim Carlin

    ★ 4.05 BLT Score (5.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (5.0K)
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    Silver Borne

    Mercy Thompson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 5

    by Patricia Briggs, Khaya Fraites, Gregory Linington, Christopher Mclinden, Nora Achrati, Helen Day, Julie-Ann Elliott, R.J. Bayley, Todd Scofield, Renee Dorian, Kay Eluvian, Joey Sourlis, Rob McFadyen, Jon Vertullo, James Lewis, Laura C. Harris, Daniel Llaca, Bianca Bryan, Robb Moreira, Mike Carnes, Yasmin Tuazon, Elias Khalil, Nick J. Russo, Christopher Tester, Eric Messner, Jonathon Church, Drew Kopas, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Jameson Hunt, Yenni Ann, Ken Jackson, Emlyn McFarland, Jessica Schly, Keith Richards, Megan Hastie, Vanessa Thurlow

    ★ 4.03 BLT Score (158 ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (158)
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    Forever Defend : The Kurtherian Gambit 17 (Kurtherian Gambit)

    The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 17

    by Michael Anderle, Colleen Delany, Michael John Casey, Emily Beresford, Amanda Forstrom, Karen Novak, Rayner Gabriel, Nora Achrati, Bradley Foster Smith, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, James Konicek

    ★ 4.01 BLT Score (3.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (3.5K)
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    In Truth and Claw : A Mick Oberon Job

    Mick Oberon • Book 4

    by Ari Marmell, Eric Messner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Kimberly Gilbert, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, David Jourdan, Catherine Aselford, GraphicAudio

    ★ 3.87 BLT Score (249 ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (249)
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    Dungeon Madness

    The Divine Dungeon [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 2

    by Dakota Krout, Patrick Boylan, Michael John Casey, Ryan Haugen, Amanda Forstrom, Danny Gavigan, Tia Shearer, Katie Boothe, Robb Moreira, Nora Achrati, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Matthew Pauli, Mike Ciporkin, Eric Messner, Rick Rohan, Mike Glenn, Kay Eluvian, Rayner Gabriel, Jessica Lauren Ball, Matthew Bassett, Marni Penning, Mike Carnes, Terence Aselford, Dan Delgado, Anthony Palmini, Elizabeth Jernigan, Ken Jackson, Samantha Cooper, Bradley Smith, Andrew Colford, Nanette Savard, Matthew Schleigh, Christopher Davenport, Scott McCormick

    ★ 3.76 BLT Score (25 ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (25)
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    Control Point

    Shadow Ops [Publication Order] • Book 1

    by Myke Cole, Ken Jackson, Jefferson A. Russell, Thomas Keegan, Nora Achrati, Sunny Lasskey, Dylan Lynch, James Lewis, Eric Messner, Jonathan Church, Tim Getman, Lily Beacon

    ★ 3.72 BLT Score (6.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.51 Goodreads (6.6K)
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    The Kingdom of Liars (1 of 2) (Legacy of the Mercenary King)

    The Legacy of the Mercenary King, • Book 1

    by Nick Martell, Nora Achrati, Alejandro Ruiz, Ken Jackson, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Zeke Alton, Bradley Smith, Matthew Pauli, Christopher Walker, Amanda Forstrom, Laura C. Harris

    ★ 3.66 BLT Score (6 ratings)
    ★ 3.5 Goodreads (6)
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    Storm Breakers

    Deathlands • Book 111

    by James Axler, Tim Pabon, David Coyne, Dave Jourdan, Brad Smith, Delores King Williams, Eric Messner, Terence Aselford, Danny Gavigan, Lily Beacon, James Lewis, Scott McCormick, Tracy Olivera, Colleen Delany, Mort Shelby, Ren Casey, Nanette Savard, Tim Getman, Dylan Lynch, James Konicek, Nora Achrati, Sherry Berg, Richard Rohan, Ken Jackson, Joe Brack

    ★ 3.64 BLT Score (68 ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (68)
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    Blood Requiem (1 of 2)

    Chaos Queen [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, part 1 • Book 3

    by Christopher Husberg, Michael John Casey, Yasmin Tuazon, Nanette Savard, Nanna Ingvarsson, Bradley Smith, Dani Stoller, Alyssa Wilmoth, Evan Casey, Scott McCormick, Lily Beacon, Richard Rohan, Peter Holdway, Mort Shelby, Patrick Bussink, Christopher Walker, Joy Jones, Danny Gavigan, Kenyatta Rogers, Andy Clemence, Julie-Ann Elliott, Jefferson A. Russell, Bru Ajueyitsi, Eric Messner, Nora Achrati, Dylan Lynch, Terence Aselford, Tracy Olivera, Ken Jackson, Elizabeth Jernigan, Jason B. McIntosh, Marni Penning, Joe Mallon, Thomas Keegan, Katy Carkuff, Colleen Delany, Karen Novack, Dawn Ursula

    ★ 3.58 BLT Score (2 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (2)
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    The Lawless (Kerrigans)

    The Kerrigans • Book 2

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Matthew McGee, Tim Getman, Matthew Bassett, Tony Nam, Steve Wannall, Jefferson A. Russell, Chris Genebach, Paul Reisman, Thomas Penny, Helen Pafumi, Steven Carpenter, Michael John Casey, David Jourdan, Lise Bruneau, Tim Pabon, Eric Messner, Tia Shearer, Christopher Walker, Robbie Gay, Colleen Delany, Chris Davenport, Nora Achrati, J.W. Rone, Bradley Smith, Michael Glenn, Dani Stoller, Dylan Lynch, Christopher Graybill, Dawn Ursula, Thomas Keegan, Terence Aselford, Bob Payne, Andy Brownstein, Nick DePinto, Elizabeth Jernigan

    ★ 3.56 BLT Score (2 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (2)
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    Kaleidocide

    Peacer • Book 2

    by Dave Swavely, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Terence Aselford, Scott McCormick, Casie Platt, Eric Messner, Jeff Baker, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, Ren Casey, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Joe Brack, Ken Jackson, Margie Tompros, Richard Rohan, Yasmin Tuazon, David Harris, Michael John Casey, Lily Beacon, Doug V. Brown, James Konicek

    ★ 3.43 BLT Score (23 ratings)
    ★ 3.35 Goodreads (23)
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