Best Tim Carlin Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Tim Carlin — 8 titles spanning Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, averaging 3.73 ABR stars.

Tim Carlin is a natural fit for the American frontier — his voice carries the weathered, no-nonsense quality that western fiction demands, and he leans into it fully. His work on the Border Empire series and titles like Blood Storm and The Killers of Cimarron puts him squarely in the tradition of classic western narration: unhurried pacing, a gravel-edged delivery that makes gunfighters and outlaws feel lived-in rather than theatrical. What sets him apart from generic genre narrators is a dry restraint — he never oversells the drama, which makes the violence and tension land harder when it arrives. He's also capable of range: his narration of Tempting Danger, Eileen Wilks' urban fantasy opener, shows he can pivot to a different register entirely. Listeners who love hardboiled western pulp and want a narrator who sounds like he actually believes in the genre will find Carlin deeply satisfying.

Where to Start with Tim Carlin

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    Tempting Danger cover

    Tempting Danger

    World of the Lupi • Book 1

    by Eileen Wilks

    Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Nanette Savard, Danny Gavigan, Matthew Bassett, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Tim Carlin, Katy Carkuff, David Jourdan, Elizabeth Jernigan

    ★ 3.89 ABR Score (12.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.8 Goodreads (12.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (95)
    7h 36m listening time • Released 2020
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    A Stranger In Town (Will Tanner, U.S. Deputy Marshall)

    Will Tanner • Book 2

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Elliot Dash, Bradley Smith, Evan Casey, Tia Shearer, Steve Wannall, Colleen Delany, J.W. Rone, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati, Tony Nam, Nanette Savard, Bobby Aselford, Ken Jackson, Kimberly Gilbert, Dylan Lynch, Delores King Williams, Chris Stinson, Scott McCormick, David Jourdan, Richard Rohan, Catherine Aselford, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Michael John Casey, Tim Carlin, Todd Scofield, Drew Kopas, Jacob Yeh, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Graybill, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Chris Genebach, Paul Reisman, Andy Clemence, Terence Aselford, Ren Kasey, Mort Shelby, Michael Glenn

    Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Chris Stinson, Chris Genebach, Michael Glenn, Nora Achrati, Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Smith, Andy Clemence, David Jourdan, Tim Carlin, Richard Rohan

    ★ 3.84 ABR Score (34 ratings)
    ★ 4.71 Audible (34)
    5h 43m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Border Empire

    Border Empire • Book 1

    by Ralph Compton

    Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Joel David Santner, Thomas Keegan, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Eva Wilhelm, Nora Achrati, Tim Carlin, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Joe Brack, David Coyne, Tim Getman

    ★ 3.77 ABR Score (267 ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (250) ★ 4.59 Audible (17)
    6h 22m listening time • Released 2020
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    Hellboy and The BPRD: The Goddess of Manhattan (Hellboy)

    by Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski

    Narrated by Tim Carlin, Rob McFadyen, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Eric Messner, Lydia Kraniotis, Ken Yatta Rogers, Michael John Casey, Amanda Forstrom, Marni Penning, Full Cast, Steven Carpenter

    ★ 3.75 ABR Score (85 ratings)
    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (66) ★ 4.37 Audible (19)
    5h 42m listening time • Released 2024
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    Blood Storm

    John Henry Cole • Book 1

    by Bill Brooks

    Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Evan Casey, Thomas Keegan, Colleen Delany, Alyssa Wilmoth, Tim Carlin, Nora Achrati, Richard Cutting, David Jourdan, Dylan Lynch, David Coyne

    ★ 3.75 ABR Score (175 ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (164) ★ 4.82 Audible (11)
    5h 59m listening time • Released 2020
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    Vengeance of the Mountain Man

    Mountain Man • Book 19

    by William W. Johnstone

    Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Thomas Penny, Dan Stevens, Tony Nam, Jeff Allin, Christopher Scheeren, Tim Carlin, Richard Rohan, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kate Foster

    ★ 3.65 ABR Score (29 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (1) ★ 4.71 Audible (28)
    4h 52m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Killers of Cimarron

    Colter Farrow • Book 2

    by Frank Leslie

    Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Michael John Casey, Tim Carlin, Nora Achrati, Thomas Keegan, Christopher Scheeren, Matthew Bassett, Bradley Smith, Kimberly Gilbert, Marni Penning, Christopher Graybill

    ★ 3.64 ABR Score (31 ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (24) ★ 4.86 Audible (7)
    4h 56m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Beginning of the End

    Owl & Spencer • Book 1

    by Michael John Casey

    Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Terence Aselford, Matthew Pauli, Catherine Aselford, Lawrence Redmond, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink, Tim Carlin, Jonathon Church, Matthew Bassett, Nick DePinto

    ★ 3.55 ABR Score (18 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (5) ★ 4.31 Audible (13)
    4h 29m listening time • Released 2020
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