Best Jeff Hays Audiobooks
Jeff Hays is, for a huge chunk of the LitRPG community, synonymous with one series: Dungeon Crawler Carl. He's narrated every installment — from the original Dungeon Crawler Carl through Carl's Doomsday Scenario and The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook — and at this point it's nearly impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. His performance style is chaotic in the best possible way: fast, irreverent, packed with distinct character voices that range from deadpan sarcasm to full-on unhinged. Carl himself lands as a genuinely funny everyman, but Hays clearly relishes the weirder supporting cast even more. That average Goodreads rating above 4.5 isn't an accident — listeners are obsessive about this series partly because of what Hays brings to it. If you like your audiobooks loud, comedic, and slightly unhinged, Jeff Hays is your guy.
Where to Start with Jeff Hays
- New to Jeff Hays? Start here → Dungeon Crawler Carl
- What fans keep coming back to → Carl's Doomsday Scenario
- Short listen, big payoff → Irrelevant Jack 4
- Highest rated by listeners → The Butcher's Masquerade
- Best narrator–author pairing → The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Best Jeff Hays Audiobooks
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The Butcher's Masquerade
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 5
Narrated by Jeff Hays
★ 4.88 ABR Score (135.3K ratings)★ 4.69 Goodreads (108.1K) ★ 4.94 Audible (27.2K)23h 33m listening time • Released 2022Jeff Hays transforms this jungle-survival escalation into pure narrative adrenaline—his distinct voices for Carl, Donut, and the new threats make the chaos feel genuinely dangerous and darkly funny.
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This Inevitable Ruin
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7
Narrated by Jeff Hays, Travis Baldree
★ 4.87 ABR Score (96.2K ratings)★ 4.68 Goodreads (74.1K) ★ 4.93 Audible (22.1K)28h 40m listening time • Released 2025Jeff Hays and Travis Baldree elevate this escalating war arc into pure theatrical spectacle—28 hours of faction battles, shifting alliances, and genuine stakes that hit harder because the narration sells every betrayal and impossible choice.
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The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 6
Narrated by Jeff Hays, Patrick Warburton, Travis Baldree, Annie Ellicott
★ 4.83 ABR Score (110.3K ratings)★ 4.66 Goodreads (91.7K) ★ 4.92 Audible (18.5K)26h 46m listening time • Released 2023The ensemble narration transforms this sixth book into pure audio theater—Warburton's deadpan delivery against the chaos of a collapsing dungeon level makes it impossible to pause.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 1
Narrated by Jeff Hays
★ 4.80 ABR Score (335.5K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (284.3K) ★ 4.86 Audible (51.2K)13h 31m listening time • Released 2021Jeff Hays turns this LitRPG into pure comedy gold—his character work transforms what could be a grim survival story into something genuinely hilarious that you'll want to binge in days.
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The Gate of the Feral Gods
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 4
Narrated by Jeff Hays
★ 4.79 ABR Score (150.1K ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (125.6K) ★ 4.91 Audible (24.5K)18h 3m listening time • Released 2021Jeff Hays transforms this fourth installment into pure comedic gold—his voice work for Carl's deadpan chaos and the ensemble cast is so sharp it lands every joke before the punchline hits.
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 2
Narrated by Jeff Hays
★ 4.78 ABR Score (217.5K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (187.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (30.0K)11h 28m listening time • Released 2021Jeff Hays transforms this LitRPG sequel into something genuinely unhinged—his voice work sells the escalating absurdity and real stakes so completely that you'll forget you're listening to a story about a pantless guy surviving a digital hellscape.
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 3
Narrated by Jeff Hays, The Critical Drinker
★ 4.75 ABR Score (182.0K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (152.4K) ★ 4.9 Audible (29.6K)16h 54m listening time • Released 2021Jeff Hays and The Critical Drinker elevate this already-wild progression fantasy into a full theatrical experience—the voice work and sound design transform a complex dungeon crawl into something you'll want to binge in one sitting.
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Shadow Sun Rebellion
Shadow Sun • Book 3
by Dave Willmarth
Narrated by Will M. Watt, Annie Ellicott, Andrea Parsneau, Jeff Hays
★ 4.44 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.78 Audible (1.6K)15h 4m listening time • Released 2020 - 9
Shadow Sun Expansion
Shadow Sun • Book 2
by Dave Willmarth
Narrated by Will M. Watt, Annie Ellicott, Andrea Parsneau, Jeff Hays
★ 4.41 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)★ 4.75 Audible (1.8K)17h 21m listening time • Released 2020 - 10
Shadow Sun Survival
Shadow Sun • Book 1
by Dave Willmarth
Narrated by Will M. Watt, Jeff Hays, Andrea Parsneau, Annie Ellicott
★ 4.36 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)★ 4.67 Audible (2.8K)15h 47m listening time • Released 2019 - 11
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Industrial Strength Magic • Book 2
by Macronomicon
Narrated by Steve Campbell, Jeff Hays, Justin Thomas James, Annie Ellicott, Laurie Catherine Winkel, Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.34 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.84 Audible (590)20h 55m listening time • Released 2025 - 12
Operation Bounce House
Narrated by Travis Baldree, Jeff Hays
★ 4.26 ABR Score (13.8K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (10.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.1K)10h 48m listening time • Released 2026Baldree and Hays elevate this sci-fi thriller with dual narration that makes the escalating chaos feel visceral and immediate—you're locked in from the first threat to the last standoff.
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Irrelevant Jack 4
Irrelevant Jack • Book 4
by Prax Venter
Narrated by Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.22 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (697) ★ 4.8 Audible (707)8h 48m listening time • Released 2025 - 14
Irrelevant Jack 3
Irrelevant Jack • Book 3
by Prax Venter
Narrated by Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.22 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.74 Audible (912)9h 19m listening time • Released 2025 - 15
A Parade of Horribles
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 8
Narrated by Jeff Hays
★ 4.17 ABR Score (650 ratings)★ 4.71 Goodreads (650)Jeff Hays brings genuine menace to the escalating weirdness of book eight—his delivery of mounting dread transforms what could be a simple race arc into something genuinely unsettling.
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Irrelevant Jack 5
Irrelevant Jack • Book 5
by Prax Venter
Narrated by Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.15 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (501) ★ 4.77 Audible (530)9h 45m listening time • Released 2025 - 17
Cherry Blossom Girls 4: A Superhero Adventure
Cherry Blossom Girls • Book 4
by Harmon Cooper
Narrated by Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Laurie Catherine Winkel, Annie Ellicott, Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.10 ABR Score (936 ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (377) ★ 4.77 Audible (559)8h 3m listening time • Released 2019 - 18
Irrelevant Jack
Irrelevant Jack • Book 1
by Prax Venter
Narrated by Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Andrea Parsneau
★ 4.09 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.9K)11h 42m listening time • Released 2025 - 19
Bunny Girl Evolution 1: A Monster Evolution LitRPG
Bunny Girl Evolution • Book 1
by Sir Bedivere The Mad
Narrated by Dorrie Sacks, Justin Thomas James, Ryan H. Reid, Jeff Hays, Andrea Parsneau, Tess Irondale
★ 4.03 ABR Score (939 ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (521) ★ 4.62 Audible (418)18h 32m listening time • Released 2025 - 20
Wizard's Tower 2: A LitRPG Adventure
Wizard's Tower • Book 2
Narrated by Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Andrea Parsneau
★ 3.96 ABR Score (721 ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (633) ★ 4.61 Audible (88)13h 2m listening time • Released 2023