Best Allan Corduner Audiobooks
Allan Corduner has a voice that feels like it was made for literary fiction with a dark edge — warm enough to draw you in, but carrying an undercurrent of weight that suits stories about death, magic, and moral complexity. His narration of The Book Thief is quietly exceptional, threading the difficult balance of Zusak's Death-as-narrator with a tone that's both detached and deeply sorrowful. He's equally at home in whimsical territory — his Good Omens captures the comic timing Gaiman and Pratchett demand without ever feeling broad or stagey. A classically trained British actor, Corduner brings genuine theatrical craft rather than performance-for-performance's-sake; his seven Garth Nix recordings show a narrator who can sustain a series voice across hundreds of hours. Listeners who gravitate toward atmospheric, prose-heavy fiction — the kind where the writing itself is the point — will find Corduner an ideal companion.
Where to Start with Allan Corduner
- New to Allan Corduner? Start here → Good Omens
- What fans keep coming back to → The Book Thief
- Short listen, big payoff → The Most Precious of Cargoes
- Highest rated by listeners → Moonflower Murders
- Best narrator–author pairing → Magpie Murders
Best Allan Corduner Audiobooks
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 4.73 ABR Score (2.9M ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (2.9M) ★ 4.64 Audible (34.7K)13h 56m listening time • Released 2006 - 2
Moonflower Murders
Susan Ryeland • Book 2
Narrated by Lesley Manville, Allan Corduner
★ 4.36 ABR Score (71.4K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (66.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (4.5K)18h 28m listening time • Released 2020 - 3
Good Omens
by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
Narrated by Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Arthur Darvill, Chris Nelson, David Tennant, Ferdinand Frisby Williams, Gabrielle Glaister, Josh Hopkins, Katherine Kingsley, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Lemn Sissay, Lorelei King, Louis Davison, Matt Reeves, Michael Sheen
★ 4.33 ABR Score (830.7K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (830.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (206)12h 14m listening time • Released 2022 - 4
Lovely War
by Julie Berry
Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Allan Corduner, Julie Berry, Dion Graham, Fiona Hardingham, John Lee, Nathaniel Parker, Steve West
★ 4.27 ABR Score (71.6K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (70.5K) ★ 4.51 Audible (1.2K)12h 57m listening time • Released 2019 - 5
The Most Precious of Cargoes
by Jean-Claude Grumberg
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 4.23 ABR Score (5.3K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (5.3K)1h 45m listening time • Released 2021 - 6
Magpie Murders
Susan Ryeland • Book 1
Narrated by Samantha Bond, Allan Corduner
★ 4.21 ABR Score (183.4K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (170.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (13.2K)15h 48m listening time • Released 2017 - 7
Inkdeath
Tintenwelt • Book 3
by Cornelia Funke
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 4.12 ABR Score (95.7K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (94.3K) ★ 4.54 Audible (1.4K)19h 45m listening time • Released 2008 - 8
Drowned Wednesday
The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 3
by Garth Nix
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 4.05 ABR Score (28.3K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (27.7K) ★ 4.58 Audible (663)8h 39m listening time • Released 2006 - 9
Superior Saturday
The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 6
by Garth Nix
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 4.00 ABR Score (16.3K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (15.8K) ★ 4.5 Audible (456)6h 5m listening time • Released 2008 - 10
The Sleeper and the Spindle
Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, Michael Maloney, Sean Baker, Jane Collingwood, Clare Corbett, Allan Corduner, Katherine Kingsley
★ 3.99 ABR Score (55.4K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (54.3K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.1K)1h 5m listening time • Released 2015 - 11
The Puppets of Spelhorst
The Norendy Tales • Book 1
by Kate DiCamillo, Julie Morstad
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 3.97 ABR Score (7.1K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.47 Audible (17)1h 39m listening time • Released 2023 - 12
Dracula: With original content
Narrated by Alana Kerr Collins, Allan Corduner, Pete Bradbury, Raphael Corkhill, Saskia Maarleveld, Vikas Adam
★ 3.96 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)16h 25m listening time • Released 2018 - 13
Magyk
Septimus Heap • Book 1
by Angie Sage, Mark Zug
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 3.96 ABR Score (129.4K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (125.4K) ★ 4.34 Audible (4.0K)12h 10m listening time • Released 2005 - 14
Lord Sunday
The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 7
by Garth Nix
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 3.95 ABR Score (16.5K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (16.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (15)7h 13m listening time • Released 2010 - 15
The Passion of Dolssa
by Julie Berry
Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Fiona Hardingham, Allan Corduner, Julie Berry
★ 3.94 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (7.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (201)11h 42m listening time • Released 2016 - 16
Dead Souls
by Nikolai Gogol, Nikolay Andreyev
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 3.94 ABR Score (97.7K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (97.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (27)18h 22m listening time • Released 2021 - 17
The Erstwhile
The Vorrh Trilogy • Book 2
by Brian Catling
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 3.93 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.62 Audible (63)15h 34m listening time • Released 2018 - 18
Parting Words: 9 Lessons for a Remarkable Life
by Benjamin Ferencz
Narrated by Allan Corduner, Nadia Khomami
★ 3.93 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.92 Audible (12)2h 58m listening time • Released 2020 - 19
Sir Thursday
The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 4
by Garth Nix
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 3.92 ABR Score (23.8K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (23.8K) ★ 4.9 Audible (10)7h 51m listening time • Released 2010 - 20
Lady Friday
The Keys to the Kingdom • Book 5
by Garth Nix
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 3.91 ABR Score (23.3K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (23.3K) ★ 4.82 Audible (11)7h 10m listening time • Released 2009