Where to Start with Tim Gerard Reynolds
- New to Tim Gerard Reynolds? Start here → Red Rising
- What fans keep coming back to → Golden Son
- Underrated but highly rated → Farilane
- Highest rated by listeners → Light Bringer
- Best narrator–author pairing → Morning Star
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Light Bringer
Red Rising • Book 6
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.86 ABR Score (121.4K ratings)★ 4.77 Goodreads (110.6K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.8K)30h 8m listening time • Released 2023Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms 30 hours of space opera into something intimate and devastating—his voice makes you feel Darrow's impossible weight between savior and father as much as the epic battles around him.
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Morning Star
Red Rising • Book 3
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.81 ABR Score (468.5K ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (414.3K) ★ 4.82 Audible (54.2K)21h 50m listening time • Released 2016Tim Gerard Reynolds delivers a career-best performance across 22 hours of revolutionary fervor—his voice work transforms the final Red Rising installment into an unforgettable emotional and political reckoning that justifies the entire trilogy's brutal setup.
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Golden Son
Red Rising • Book 2
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.79 ABR Score (560.8K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (505.3K) ★ 4.81 Audible (55.5K)19h 3m listening time • Released 2015Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this brutal space opera with a voice that captures both Darrow's rage and vulnerability, making the 19-hour listen feel essential rather than exhausting.
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Heir of Novron
The Riyria Revelations #5-6 • Book 3
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.69 ABR Score (83.6K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (55.5K) ★ 4.83 Audible (28.1K)31h 48m listening time • Released 2012Tim Gerard Reynolds brings devastating emotional weight to the final Riyria chapters—his performance transforms what could've been a standard fantasy conclusion into something genuinely heartbreaking.
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Dark Age
Red Rising • Book 5
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds, John Curless, Moira Quirk, James Langton, Rendah Heywood
★ 4.66 ABR Score (159.3K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (140.5K) ★ 4.74 Audible (18.8K)33h 58m listening time • Released 2019Five narrators keep this sprawling space opera moving at breakneck speed, each voice so distinct you forget you're listening to an ensemble cast. Brown's plotting hits harder than ever when you're locked in for 34 hours of genuine stakes.
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Red Rising
Red Rising • Book 1
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.64 ABR Score (899.8K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (820.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (79.2K)16h 12m listening time • Released 2014Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms a sprawling revenge epic into something intimate and visceral—his voice carries you through brutality and betrayal with the kind of emotional precision that makes 16 hours vanish.
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Farilane
The Rise and Fall • Book 2
by Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds, Michael J. Sullivan, Robin Sullivan
★ 4.57 ABR Score (12.0K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.82 Audible (6.1K)13h 44m listening time • Released 2022Tim Gerard Reynolds and the Sullivans' ensemble narration brings this forbidden-book hunt to life with the kind of vocal precision that makes you forget you're listening. A propulsive fantasy mystery about an unwanted princess chasing dangerous truths.
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The Rose and the Thorn
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 2
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.57 ABR Score (46.7K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (31.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (15.8K)11h 53m listening time • Released 2013Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this prequel into something rare: a character-driven fantasy where every heist and heartbreak lands with real weight. Sullivan's Riyria origin story becomes unmissable in his hands.
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Esrahaddon
The Rise and Fall • Book 3
by Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds, Michael J. Sullivan, Robin Sullivan
★ 4.57 ABR Score (7.1K ratings)★ 4.64 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.86 Audible (2.4K)29h 32m listening time • Released 2023Tim Gerard Reynolds elevates this final Rise and Fall chapter with a performance that makes a morally ambiguous antihero genuinely compelling—Sullivan's own narration adds an extra layer of intimacy to a story that demands you question everything you thought you knew.
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Rise of Empire
The Riyria Revelations #3-4 • Book 2
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.55 ABR Score (82.5K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (57.6K) ★ 4.74 Audible (24.9K)26h 27m listening time • Released 2012Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms Sullivan's character-driven fantasy into something magnetic—his performance makes you believe in Royce and Hadrian's fractured friendship as the emotional core that matters more than any empire crumbling around them.
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Age of War
The Legends of the First Empire • Book 3
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.54 ABR Score (34.1K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (21.3K) ★ 4.76 Audible (12.8K)15h 36m listening time • Released 2026Tim Gerard Reynolds does the heavy lifting here, making a sprawling epic feel intimate through his command of dozens of distinct voices and his gift for building tension across 15+ hours without losing momentum.
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The Crown Tower
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 1
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.53 ABR Score (61.9K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (43.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (18.4K)12h 49m listening time • Released 2013Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms two mismatched rogues into characters you'll root for despite yourself—his voice work makes their banter crackle and their impossible heist genuinely nail-biting.
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Scholar of Magic
Art of the Adept • Book 3
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.53 ABR Score (9.7K ratings)★ 4.45 Goodreads (5.1K) ★ 4.84 Audible (4.6K)21h 26m listening time • Released 2021Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this sprawling fantasy into something genuinely gripping—his voice work makes Will's isolation and desperation feel visceral across 21 hours, turning what could be a slow burn into compulsive listening.
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The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 4
by Wolfram Ströle
Narrated by Michael J. Sullivan, Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.52 ABR Score (24.7K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (13.6K) ★ 4.77 Audible (11.1K)13h 42m listening time • Released 2017Two narrators split the duo perfectly: Reynolds brings theatrical flair to the mystery while Sullivan grounds Royce's weary cynicism, making this the slickest Riyria installment yet.
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Dawn of Wonder
The Wakening • Book 1
by Jonathan Renshaw
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.52 ABR Score (68.7K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (26.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (42.7K)29h 31m listening time • Released 2025Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this sprawling coming-of-age epic into something genuinely immersive—his voice work across dozens of characters makes the 29-hour journey feel intimate despite the massive scope.
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Secrets and Spellcraft
Art of the Adept • Book 2
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.51 ABR Score (12.0K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (6.6K) ★ 4.83 Audible (5.4K)21h 9m listening time • Released 2020Tim Gerard Reynolds elevates this magic-school story into something darker and more cunning—his narration captures the slow-burn tension of a protagonist realizing the entire system he's entering is built on corruption, and he's the only one willing to say it.
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The Wound of the World
The Cycle of Galand • Book 3
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.51 ABR Score (11.4K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.82 Audible (9.3K)21h 5m listening time • Released 2017Tim Gerard Reynolds elevates this political thriller with a narrator's precision that makes every alliance shift and whispered threat land with genuine dread. The third book's intricate web of war, starvation, and hidden powers demands his caliber of performance.
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Destroyer of Worlds
Saga of the Forgotten Warrior • Book 3
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.51 ABR Score (10.7K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.81 Audible (7.0K)16h 46m listening time • Released 2020Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms Correia's sprawling military fantasy into something visceral and propulsive—his command of multiple voices and pacing makes the escalating chaos of genocide and rebellion feel utterly immediate.
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The Silver Thief
The Cycle of Galand • Book 2
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.49 ABR Score (14.0K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (2.6K) ★ 4.79 Audible (11.4K)18h 20m listening time • Released 2016Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this revenge thriller into something genuinely unputdownable—his voice work captures Dante's desperation and moral fracture so vividly you'll forget you're listening.
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Disciple of War
Art of the Adept • Book 4
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.48 ABR Score (8.7K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.3K)21h 44m listening time • Released 2021Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this sprawling fantasy epic into something genuinely unputdownable—his layered character work makes the impossible stakes feel personal and the moral compromises cut deep.
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The Light of Life
The Cycle of Galand • Book 4
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.48 ABR Score (10.7K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (8.8K)21h 23m listening time • Released 2017Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this high-stakes finale into a masterclass of sustained tension—his voice work across multiple characters keeps you locked in for 21 hours straight. By book four, Robertson's world-ending stakes finally pay off.
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Age of Empyre
The Legends of the First Empire • Book 6
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.48 ABR Score (19.5K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (12.8K) ★ 4.76 Audible (6.7K)16h 42m listening time • Released 2020Tim Gerard Reynolds elevates this epic conclusion with a command of tone that transforms the final war into something genuinely devastating—he makes you feel the weight of sacrifice alongside the exhilaration of victory.
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The Death of Dulgath
The Riyria Chronicles • Book 3
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.48 ABR Score (30.3K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (21.3K) ★ 4.73 Audible (9.0K)13h 9m listening time • Released 2026Tim Gerard Reynolds makes this mystery-heist hybrid impossible to stop, his layered voice work turning Hadrian and Royce's banter into pure chemistry. If you want fantasy that prioritizes plot momentum and character charm over worldbuilding exposition, this is it.
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Tower of Silence
Saga of the Forgotten Warrior • Book 4
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.48 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.85 Audible (2.0K)16h 1m listening time • Released 2024Tim Gerard Reynolds's narration transforms this sprawling dark fantasy into something genuinely immersive—his command of multiple voices and pacing makes the political intrigue and demon-haunted world feel lived-in rather than just described.
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Age of Swords
The Legends of the First Empire • Book 2
by Michael J. Sullivan, Marc Simonetti
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.47 ABR Score (42.5K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (26.6K) ★ 4.72 Audible (15.9K)19h 4m listening time • Released 2025Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this sprawling fantasy epic into something genuinely immersive—his vocal range across dozens of characters keeps the massive cast distinct and alive, making the 19-hour journey feel essential rather than exhausting.
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