Best Carolyn Kashner Audiobooks
Carolyn Kashner has carved out a niche in comedic urban fantasy, and her work on Drew Hayes' Fred, the Vampire Accountant series is the clearest proof of it. That series demands a narrator who can play the absurdity straight — a vampire CPA navigating tax season and monster politics — and Kashner delivers it with a dry, grounded warmth that makes the jokes land harder. Her voice has a natural conversational quality, like someone who genuinely finds the material funny without winking at the audience. Beyond Fred, she shows up in ensemble dramatized adaptations like Married to Magic and A Duel With the Vampire Lord, where her ability to hold her own alongside a full cast signals real range. With a catalog weighted toward genre-blending, laugh-forward fantasy, Kashner is a strong pick for listeners who want their audiobooks smart and slightly irreverent — and who've already burned through the obvious big names.
Where to Start with Carolyn Kashner
- New to Carolyn Kashner? Start here → Elementally Priceless
- What fans keep coming back to → Undeath and Taxes : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 2 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
- Short listen, big payoff → Bloody Acquisitions : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 3 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
- Highest rated by listeners → Deadly Assessments : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 5
- Best narrator–author pairing → The Fangs of Freelance (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Best Carolyn Kashner Audiobooks
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Bloody Acquisitions : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 3 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 3
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Marni Penning, Yasmin Tuazon, Shanta Parasuraman, Steven Carpenter, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Graybill, Anthony Palmini, Laura C. Harris, Danny Gavigan
★ 4.27 ABR Score (7.0K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (6.8K) ★ 4.88 Audible (194)8h 7m listening time • Released 2021 - 2
Deadly Assessments : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 5
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 5
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Danny Gavigan, Eva Wilhelm, Karen Novack, Marni Penning, Nora Achrati, Shanta Parasuraman, Yasmin Tuazon, Zeke Alton, full cast
★ 4.25 ABR Score (5.5K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (5.3K) ★ 4.84 Audible (192)7h 39m listening time • Released 2021 - 3
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 - 4
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 - 5
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 - 6
Elementally Priceless
Rylee Adamson #0.5 • Book 1
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 - 7
Posthumous Education : Fred, the Vampire Accountant 8 (Fred, the Vampire Accountant)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 8
by Drew Hayes, Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Stinson, Cody Roberts, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Amanda Forstrom, Carolyn Kashner, Eva Wilhelm, Dawn Ursula, Christopher Walker, Alejandro Ruiz
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Foster Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Chris Stinson, Christopher Walker, Dawn Ursula, Eva Wilhelm, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Cody Roberts, full cast
★ 4.13 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (77)8h 40m listening time • Released 2023 - 8
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant (Dramatized Adaptation)
Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Book 1
by Drew Hayes
Narrated by full cast, Christopher Walker, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Ken Jackson, Terence Aselford, Richard Rohan, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby
★ 4.08 ABR Score (430 ratings)★ 4.59 Audible (430)5h 53m listening time • Released 2021 - 9
Planet of the Japes (Space Team Universe, 7)
Space Team • Book 7
by Barry J. Hutchison
Narrated by Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Danny Gavigan, Mort Shelby, Nora Achrati, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Yasmin Tuazon, Rob McFadyen, Darius Johnson, Phil Thron, Mark Harrietha
★ 3.97 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.72 Audible (50)7h 4m listening time • Released 2022 - 10
Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 4
by Brandon Sanderson, Alejandro Ruiz, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Chris Genebach, Sakile Lyles, Marni Penning, Thomas Penny, Zeke Altonn, Eva Wilhelm
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Walker, Chris Genebach, Sakile Lyles, Marni Penning, Thomas Penny, Zeke Alton, Eva Wilhelm, Nora Achrati, Laura C Harris, Scott McCormick, Ken Jackson, Steve Wannall, full cast
★ 3.93 ABR Score (206 ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (78) ★ 4.74 Audible (128)5h 12m listening time • Released 2020 - 11
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 - 12
A Duel With The Vampire Lord
Married to Magic [Dramatized Adaption] • Book 3
by Elise Kova, Triya Leong, Danny Gavigan, David Engel, Robb Moreira, Torian Brackett, Carolyn Kashner, Megan Dominy
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Yasmin Tuazon, Triya Leong, Danny Gavigan, David Engel, Robb Moreira, Torian Brackett, Carolyn Kashner, Megan Dominy, Cody Roberts
★ 3.82 ABR Score (374 ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (316) ★ 4.4 Audible (58)12h 33m listening time • Released 2023 - 13
The Magic of Recluce (1 of 2) : The Saga of Recluce, Book 1, Part 1
Saga of Recluce • Book 1
by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Narrated by full cast, Bradley Smith, Andy Brownstein, Carolyn Kashner, Amanda Forstrom, Chris Genebach, Ken Jackson, Richard Rohan, Peter Holdway, Nora Achrati, Steven Carpenter, Michael Glenn
★ 3.74 ABR Score (34 ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (16) ★ 4.61 Audible (18)6h 57m listening time • Released 2020 - 14
Heroes Road: Volume One (2 of 3)
Heroes Road • Book 1
by Chuck Rogers, Matthew McGee, Bradley Smith, Chris Stinson, Richard Rohan, Andy Brownstein, Thomas Keegan, Christopher Walker, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Michael John Casey, Todd Scofield, Jeff Allin, Chris Genebach, Terence Aselford, Amanda Forstrom, Scott McCormick, Carolyn Kashner, Ken Jackson, Michael Glenn, Colleen Delany, Chris Davenport, Andy Clemence, Nanette Savard, Alejandro Ruiz, Nora Achrati
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
★ 3.70 ABR Score (19 ratings)★ 4.67 Goodreads (3) ★ 4.69 Audible (16)5h 16m listening time • Released 2020 - 15
The Death of Chaos (1 of 2) : The Saga of Recluce, Book 5, Part 1
Saga of Recluce • Book 5
by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Bradley Smith, Amanda Forstrom, Carolyn Kashner, Andy Brownstein, David Jourdan, Nora Achrati, Andy Clemence, Scott McCormick, Kimberly Gilbert, David Zitney
★ 3.64 ABR Score (7 ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (2) ★ 5 Audible (5)5h 21m listening time • Released 2020 - 16
See Also Proof
Marjorie Trumaine Mystery • Book 3
by Larry D. Sweazy
Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Tim Getman, Amanda Forstrom, Carolyn Kashner, Andy Brownstein, Peter Holdway, Chris Stinson, Michael Glenn, Elizabeth Jernigan, Lise Bruneau, Nora Achrati
★ 3.64 ABR Score (180 ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (177) ★ 4.67 Audible (3)5h 9m listening time • Released 2020 - 17
The Deeds of the Disturber (Dramatized Adaptation): Amelia Peabody
Amelia Peabody • Book 5
by Elizabeth Peters, Full Cast
Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Michael Glenn, Marni Penning, Troy Allan, Carolyn Kashner, Ken Jackson, Christopher Tester, Peter Holdway, Arden Wannall, Nora Achrati, Mike Carnes
★ 3.50 ABR Score (9 ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (6) ★ 5 Audible (3)12h 21m listening time • Released 2026 - 18
Cemetery Tango (Dramatized Adaptation): Deathlands
Deathlands • Book 156
by James Axler, Full Cast
Narrated by full cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, Lolita Horne, Robb Moreira, Mike Carnes, Carolyn Kashner, Christopher Williams, Nora Achrati, Peter Stanley, Jameson Hunt
★ 3.36 ABR Score (4 ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (4)5h 44m listening time • Released 2025