Best Marc Thompson Audiobooks
Marc Thompson is the voice of Star Wars audiobooks — full stop. If you've listened to any of the From a Certain Point of View anthologies or dug into The High Republic with Tempest Runner, you've heard what he does: a rich, resonant baritone that carries the weight of a galaxy-spanning franchise without ever tipping into self-parody. He handles massive ensemble casts with real discipline, keeping characters distinct across sprawling multi-author collections where lesser narrators would blur everyone together. There's a cinematic quality to his delivery — measured, authoritative, with just enough dramatic pull to make even minor-character vignettes feel consequential. He also brings that same controlled intensity to superhero adaptations like Kingdom Come, proving he's not just a Star Wars machine. If you're a fan of the expanded universe in any form, Thompson is practically inescapable — and that's a good thing.
Where to Start with Marc Thompson
- New to Marc Thompson? Start here → Kingdom Come
- What fans keep coming back to → Dooku: Jedi Lost (Star Wars)
- Short listen, big payoff → Tempest Breaker (Star Wars: The High Republic)
- Highest rated by listeners → Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
- Best narrator–author pairing → Tempest Runner (Star Wars: The High Republic)
Best Marc Thompson Audiobooks
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Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come #1-4
by Mark Waid, Alex Ross, Dirk Maggs
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Kerry Shale, Marc Thompson, Lorelei King, Glenn Wrage, William DeMeritt, Garrick Hagon, Tom Alexander, John Chancer, Ray Porter, Full Cast
★ 4.18 ABR Score (68.9K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (68.8K) ★ 4.78 Audible (106)3h 16m listening time • Released 2025A full-cast audio adaptation that transforms Alex Ross's painterly masterpiece into cinematic storytelling, with a ensemble cast that makes every hero's voice distinctive and the sound design that justifies experiencing this as audio rather than on the page.
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Dooku: Jedi Lost (Star Wars)
Star Wars Disney Canon Novel • Book 9
by Cavan Scott
Narrated by Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Marc Thompson, Pete Bradbury, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Sean Kenin, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Robert Petkoff, Rebecca Soler
★ 4.08 ABR Score (21.2K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (10.2K)6h 21m listening time • Released 2019The full-cast performance transforms this into a theatrical experience—each narrator inhabits a different character so distinctly that you forget you're listening to a book, not watching a play unfold.
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Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 1
by Elizabeth Schaefer, Ben Acker, Jonathan Davis, Tom Angleberger, Janina Gavankar, Ben Blacker, Jon Hamm, Jeffrey Brown, Jason Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Christie Golden, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Pierce Brown, Ashley Eckstein, Carol Monda, Mur Lafferty, Marc Thompson, Ken Liu, Griffin McElroy, John Jackson Miller, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Nnedi Okorafor, Daniel José Older, Ian Doescher, Daniel M. Lavery, Madeleine Roux, Gary D. Schmidt, Matt Fraction, Cavan Scott, Sabaa Tahir, Kieron Gillen, Glen Weldon, Chuck Wendig, Gary Whitta, Meg Cabot, Pablo Hidalgo, Adam Christopher, Rae Carson, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Paul Dini, Alexander Freed, Claudia Gray, Paul S. Kemp, Elizabeth Wein, Beth Revis, Greg Rucka, Charles Soule, Wil Wheaton, Renée Ahdieh
Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Ashley Eckstein, Janina Gavankar, Jon Hamm, Neil Patrick Harris, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Daniel José Older, Marc Thompson
★ 4.07 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (15.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (5.2K)15h 3m listening time • Released 2017 - 4
Tempest Runner (Star Wars: The High Republic)
Star Wars: The High Republic • Book 6
by Cavan Scott
Narrated by Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Orlagh Cassidy, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Kathleen McInerney, Tara Sands, Vikas Adam, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Saskia Maarleveld, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo
★ 4.02 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (4.8K) ★ 4.51 Audible (2.5K)6h 5m listening time • Released 2021A full ensemble cast elevates this High Republic villain origin story into something cinematic—each narrator inhabits their character so distinctly you forget you're listening to a book.
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Tempest Breaker (Star Wars: The High Republic)
Star Wars: The High Republic
by Cavan Scott, Jessica Almasy, Jonanthan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Manoel Felciano, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Dani Martineck, Sneha Mathan, Soneela Nankani, Kristen Sieh, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo
Narrated by Cavan Scott, Jessica Almasy, Jonanthan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Manoel Felciano, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Dani Martineck, Sneha Mathan, Soneela Nankani, Kristen Sieh, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo, Full Cast
★ 3.94 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.55 Audible (313)6h 7m listening time • Released 2024The full-cast narration transforms this High Republic story into a cinematic experience, with each actor bringing distinct energy to morally complicated characters you actually want to root for.
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From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 2
by Elizabeth Schaefer, Mark Oshiro, Rob Hart, Michael Moreci, Mike Chen, Beth Revis, Zoraida Córdova, Kiersten White, Lilliam Rivera, Mackenzi Lee, Amy Ratcliffe, Catherynne M. Valente, Emily Skrutskie, Tracy Deonn, C.B. Lee, Karen Strong, Delilah S. Dawson, Lydia Kang, Adam Christopher, Cavan Scott, R.F. Kuang, Tom Angleberger, S.A. Chakraborty, Seth Dickinson, Alexander Freed, Jason Fry, Christie Golden, Hank Green, Michael Kogge, John Jackson Miller, Daniel José Older, Anne Toole, Austin Walker, Martha Wells, Django Wexler, Gary Whitta, Brittany N. Williams, Charles Yu, Jim Zub, Katie Cook, Sarwat Chadda
Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Dion Graham, Jon Hamm, January LaVoy, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Sam Witwer, Emily Woo Zeller
★ 3.93 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (5.9K) ★ 4.39 Audible (1.6K)17h 59m listening time • Released 2020Forty writers and an all-star cast of narrators (including Jon Hamm and Sam Witwer) transform Empire into a anthology of revelation, making you hear the galaxy's most pivotal moments through entirely new eyes.
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From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars)
Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 3
by Olivie Blake, Elizabeth Schaefer, Saladin Ahmed, Charlie Jane Anders, Fran Wilde, Mary Kenney, Mike Chen
Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Jon Hamm, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Adam Scott, Marc Thompson, Sam Witwer, Various
★ 3.88 ABR Score (3.2K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.42 Audible (381)19h 36m listening time • Released 2023 - 8
The Battle of Jedha (Star Wars: The High Republic)
Star Wars: The High Republic • Book 2
by George Mann
Narrated by Raphael Corkhill, Kristen Sieh, Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Philip Hernandez, Catherine Ho, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Brandon McInnis, Salli Saffioti, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo, Full Cast
★ 3.76 ABR Score (5.0K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.22 Audible (1.0K)5h 27m listening time • Released 2023A full-cast audio drama that actually justifies its ensemble: each narrator brings distinct energy to competing faiths and factions, making Jedha's spiritual tensions feel lived rather than lectured.
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All-Star Superman
DC Comics
by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Meghan Fitzmartin
Narrated by Marc Thompson, Kristen Sieh, Christopher Smith, Matthew Amendt, Scott Brick, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Robert Fass, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Brandon McInnis, Ray Porter, Full Cast
★ 3.74 ABR Score (144 ratings)★ 3.82 Goodreads (38) ★ 4.52 Audible (106)5h 4m listening time • Released 2025A full-cast audio production that transforms Morrison's abstract Superman opus into something visceral and immediate, with sound design that finally gives visual spectacle the sonic weight it deserves.
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Last Shot (Star Wars): A Han and Lando Novel
Star Wars • Book 48
by Daniel José Older
Narrated by Marc Thompson, Daniel José Older, January LaVoy
★ 3.74 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)★ 4.08 Audible (3.0K)11h 12m listening time • Released 2018