Best Bradley Smith Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Bradley Smith — 25 titles spanning Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Historical Fiction, averaging 3.98 ABR stars.

Bradley Smith is a fixture of full-cast audio productions, the kind of narrator who shows up in sprawling ensemble casts and carves out space you remember. His most prominent work is in Michael J. Sullivan's Legends of the First Empire series — Age of Legend and Age of Death — where he's one of many voices but holds his own against a deep roster. He also anchors Drew Hayes' Fred the Vampire Accountant series, where his dry, measured delivery is a perfect match for the deadpan humor of a vampire who would really rather be doing your taxes. His voice runs in a mid-range register — clear and composed without being bland — and he handles genre-hopping well, moving between grimdark fantasy, comedic urban fantasy, and thriller without losing distinctiveness. Listeners who love full-cast audio productions and want a reliable character voice will find Smith consistently delivering.

Where to Start with Bradley Smith

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    The Fangs of Freelance (Fred, the Vampire Accountant) cover

    The Fangs of Freelance (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 4

    by Drew Hayes

    Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Danny Gavigan, Nanette Savard, Bradley Smith, Alejandro Ruiz, Terence Aselford, Steve Wannall, Carolyn Kashner, Scott McCormick, Yasmin Tuazon

    4.24 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (5.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (252)
    7h 5m listening time • Released 2021
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    Undeath and Taxes : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 2 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant) cover

    Undeath and Taxes : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 2 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 2

    by Drew Hayes

    Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Danny Gavigan, Scott McCormick, Marni Penning, Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Shanta Parasuraman, Elizabeth Jernigan, Terence Aselford

    4.24 ABR Score (8.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (8.2K) ★ 4.8 Audible (278)
    7h 16m listening time • Released 2021
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    Undeading Bells : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 6

    Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 6

    by Drew Hayes

    Narrated by Bradley Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Graybill, Christopher Walker, Eva Wilhelm, Jessica Lauren Ball, Karen Novack, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Yasmin Tuazon

    4.21 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.8 Audible (168)
    9h 6m listening time • Released 2021
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    Age of Legend (2 of 2)

    The Legends of the First Empire • Book 4

    by Michael J. Sullivan

    Narrated by Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Smith, Chris Stinson, Colleen Delany, Jacob Yeh, Joe Mallon, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Todd Scofield, Tracy Olivera

    4.20 ABR Score (16.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (15.9K) ★ 4.66 Audible (153)
    11h 11m listening time • Released 2022
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    Guardian

    Rylee Adamson #6.5 • Book 6

    by Shannon Mayer

    Narrated by Bradley Smith, Chris Davenport, Chris Genebach, Eric Messner, James Konicek, Jeff Baker, Karen Novack, Megan Poppy, Nora Achrati, Darius Johnson, Ian Russell

    4.18 ABR Score (4.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (4.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (53)
    2h 23m listening time • Released 2022
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    Elementally Priceless

    Rylee Adamson #0.5 • Book 1

    by Shannon Mayer

    Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Yasmin Tuazon, Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Nanette Savard, Carolyn Kashner, Eric Messner

    4.13 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.62 Audible (230)
    5h 11m listening time • Released 2020
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    Death Becomes Her (Kurtherian Gambit)

    The Kurtherian Gambit • Book 1

    by Michael Anderle

    Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, Bradley Smith, Michael John Casey, Terence Aselford, Stephon Walker, David Coyne, Christopher Graybill, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Alejandro Ruiz

    4.12 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (9.0K) ★ 4.61 Audible (300)
    5h 16m listening time • Released 2020
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    Age of Empyre (Dramatized Adaptation)

    Legends of the First Empire • Book 6

    by Michael J. Sullivan

    Narrated by Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Smith, Chris Stinson, Christopher Walker, Colleen Delany, Kimberly Gilbert, Lise Bruneau, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Tia Shearer, Todd Scofield

    4.07 ABR Score (139 ratings)
    ★ 4.75 Audible (139)
    13h 18m listening time • Released 2022
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    Shadowed Threads

    Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 4

    by Shannon Mayer

    Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith, Shanta Parasuraman, Chris Genebach, Michael Glenn, James Konicek, Ken Jackson, Amanda Forstrom, Zeke Alton, Yasmin Tuazon, Eric Messner

    3.91 ABR Score (161 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (40) ★ 4.77 Audible (121)
    5h 50m listening time • Released 2020
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    Heroes Road: Volume One (1 of 3)

    Heroes Road • Book 1

    by Chuck Rogers

    Narrated by full cast, Bradley Smith, Chris Genebach, Nora Achrati, Carolyn Kashner, Jeff Allin, Michael Glenn, Andy Clemence, Chris Stinson, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Zeke Alton

    3.88 ABR Score (295 ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (276) ★ 4.74 Audible (19)
    5h 45m listening time • Released 2020
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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

    Narrated by full cast, Eric Messner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Kimberly Gilbert, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, David Jourdan, Catherine Aselford

    3.87 ABR Score (293 ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (249) ★ 4.75 Audible (44)
    6h 14m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Bull and the Spear

    Corum • Book 4

    by Michael Moorcock, Chris Genebach, Tim Getman, Tracy Olivera, Colleen Delany, Nora Achrati, Andy Brownstein, Matthew Keenan, Nanette Savard, Kenyatta Rogers, Bradley Smith, Lawrence Redmond, Christopher Graybill, Andy Clemence

    Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Chris Genebach, Nora Achrati, Christopher Graybill, Andy Clemence, Bradley Smith, Tim Getman, KenYatta Rogers, Matthew Keenan, Andy Brownstein, Tracy Olivera

    3.87 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.56 Audible (55)
    4h 50m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Paths of the Perambulator (Spellsinger Adventures)

    Spellsinger • Book 5

    by Alan Dean Foster, Matthew Keenan, Gregory Linington, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Lily Beacon, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith, Yasmin Tuazon, Thomas Penny, Chris Genebach

    Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Gregory Linington, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Thomas Penny, Matthew Keenan, Nora Achrati, Yasmin Tuazon, David Jourdan, Ken Jackson, Lily Beacon

    3.86 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.75 Audible (32)
    5h 54m listening time • Released 2020
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    Veiled Threat

    Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 7

    by Shannon Mayer

    Narrated by Bradley Smith, Chris Davenport, Chris Genebach, Eric Messner, James Konicek, Jeff Baker, Karen Novack, Megan Poppy, Nora Achrati, Darius Johnson, Ian Russell, full cast

    3.85 ABR Score (96 ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (30) ★ 4.76 Audible (66)
    5h 51m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Oak and the RAM

    Corum • Book 5

    by Michael Moorcock

    Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Chris Genebach, Tim Getman, Bradley Smith, Thomas Keegan, Andy Clemence, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati, David Jourdan, Lawrence Redmond, Chris Davenport

    3.83 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.47 Audible (34)
    4h 27m listening time • Released 2020
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    Ride the High Range

    by Charles G. West

    Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, Bradley Smith, Christopher Graybill, James Lewis, Eva Wilhelm, Eric Messner, Danny Gavigan, David Jourdan, David Harris, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati

    3.82 ABR Score (357 ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (351) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)
    5h 11m listening time • Released 2020
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    Hot Lead, Cold Iron : A Mick Oberon Job

    Mick Oberon • Book 1

    by Ari Marmell, GraphicAudio

    Narrated by full cast, Eric Messner, Ren Kasey, Terence Aselford, David Coyne, Nora Achrati, David Jourdan, Kimberly Gilbert, Lily Beacon, Bob Payne, Andy Brownstein, Bradley Smith

    3.79 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.6 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.53 Audible (76)
    6h 36m listening time • Released 2020

    A full-cast dramatization that transforms noir detective work into something genuinely cinematic—hard-boiled Chicago meets fae politics, with each character getting a distinct voice that makes the world feel lived-in and immersive.

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    Tarnished : Silver cover

    Tarnished : Silver

    Silver • Book 2

    by Rhiannon Held

    Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Thomas Keegan, Blythe Coons, Casie Platt, Nick DePinto, Danny Gavigan, David Harris, Sasha Olinick, Drew Kopas, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith

    3.78 ABR Score (552 ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (543) ★ 4.33 Audible (9)
    6h 13m listening time • Released 2020

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