Best Emily Rankin Audiobooks
Emily Rankin works across genre lines with a quiet confidence that's easy to underestimate at first. Her narration of Ken Scholes's Psalms of Isaak series — including Requiem and Hymn — showcases her particular strength: a clear, measured delivery that handles dense world-building without ever sounding like a recitation. Her voice is smooth and unhurried, with just enough warmth to carry emotional weight when the story demands it. She brings a similar grounded quality to The Last Shadow, navigating Orson Scott Card's character-heavy drama without overcooking it. Rankin isn't a showboater — she doesn't lean on big vocal swings or exaggerated character voices — which makes her ideal for listeners who prefer immersion over performance. If you want a narrator who gets out of the story's way while still making every scene land, Rankin is exactly that.
Where to Start with Emily Rankin
- New to Emily Rankin? Start here → The Best of Enemies
- What fans keep coming back to → The Last Shadow
- Highest rated by listeners → Requiem
- Best narrator–author pairing → Hymn
Best Emily Rankin Audiobooks
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Hymn
Psalms of Isaak • Book 5
by Ken Scholes
Narrated by Scott Brick, Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle De Cuir, Kristoffer Tabori, Emily Rankin, John Rubinstein
★ 3.84 ABR Score (288 ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (246) ★ 4.4 Audible (42)19h 53m listening time • Released 2017A masterful ensemble cast—Brick, Rudnicki, De Cuir among them—elevates this epic finale, where multiple narrators embody distinct voices across warring empires and cosmic stakes, making the audiobook experience feel like prestige drama.
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Requiem
Psalms of Isaak • Book 4
by Ken Scholes
Narrated by Emily Rankin, Stefan Rudnicki, John Rubinstein, Kristoffer Tabori, Gabrielle De Cuir, Scott Brick
★ 3.84 ABR Score (615 ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (539) ★ 4.34 Audible (76)16h 40m listening time • Released 2013A star-studded ensemble cast elevates this intricate finale, with each narrator perfectly capturing their character's voice across a sprawling, myth-heavy conclusion that finally answers what's been hidden since book one.
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The Best of Enemies
by Jen Lancaster
Narrated by Emily Rankin, Julia Whelan
★ 3.76 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (3.8K) ★ 4.23 Audible (406)11h 51m listening time • Released 2015Dual narration from Rankin and Whelan gives each frenemies voice such distinct personality that their escalating rivalry becomes genuinely funny and weirdly touching.
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The Last Shadow
The Shadow • Book 6
by Orson Scott Card
Narrated by Emily Rankin, Gabrielle de Cuir, John Rubinstein, Judy Young, Justine Eyre, Kirby Heyborne, Orson Scott Card, Scott Brick, Stefan Rudnicki
★ 3.68 ABR Score (8.7K ratings)★ 3.63 Goodreads (6.9K) ★ 4.14 Audible (1.8K)13h 34m listening time • Released 2021A stacked ensemble cast transforms the finale of Card's dual series into something genuinely cinematic—each narrator owns their character so completely you forget you're listening to different voices telling one story.
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Shadowed Souls
The Dresden Files #14.5 - Cold Case • Book 14
by Jim Butcher, Kerrie L. Hughes, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, Rob Thurman, Tanya Huff, Kat Richardson, Jim C. Hines, Anton Strout, Lucy A. Snyder, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Erik Scott de Bie
Narrated by Jim Butcher, Julia Whelan, Emily Rankin, Justine Eyre, David de Vries, Mia Barron, Jon Lindstrom, Sumalee Montano, Mozhan Marnò, Karissa Vacker, MacLeod Andrews
★ 3.47 ABR Score (7.0K ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 3.86 Audible (2.3K)11h 3m listening time • Released 2016 - 6
The Divorce Papers
by Susan Rieger
Narrated by Rebecca Lowman, Arthur Morey, Kathe Mazur, Emily Rankin, Susan Denaker, Mark Bramhall, Fred Sanders, Mark Deakins, Kim Mai Guest, Marc Cashman, Kimberly Farr
★ 3.38 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)★ 3.26 Goodreads (7.4K) ★ 3.54 Audible (145)13h 22m listening time • Released 2014