Best Marc Vietor Audiobooks
Marc Vietor is the kind of narrator who thrives in the dark corners of speculative fiction — the places where cosmic dread, monster mythology, and literary sci-fi collide. His most significant credit is Hyperion by Dan Simmons, one of the most structurally complex science fiction novels ever written, and Vietor handles its nested Canterbury Tales format with a measured, intelligent delivery that keeps seven very different narrative voices from bleeding into one another. That same versatility shows up in anthology work like Zombies: The Recent Dead and Kaiju Rising, where he pivots between authors with wildly different tones without losing momentum. His voice is controlled and mid-register — not showy, but precise — which makes him especially effective with cerebral, literary material rather than action-heavy fare. Listeners who want a narrator who gets out of the prose's way and lets the writing breathe will find a lot to appreciate here.
Where to Start with Marc Vietor
- New to Marc Vietor? Start here → Hyperion
- What fans keep coming back to → 1Q84
- Short listen, big payoff → The Fountains of Paradise
- Highest rated by listeners → Chronicles of the Black Company: The Black Company - Shadows Linger - The White Rose by Cook, Glen
- Best narrator–author pairing → The Black Company
Best Marc Vietor Audiobooks
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Chronicles of the Black Company: The Black Company - Shadows Linger - The White Rose by Cook, Glen
The Books of the North #1-3 • Book 3
by Glen Cook
Narrated by Marc Vietor
★ 4.35 ABR Score (29.9K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (27.1K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.8K)11h 40m listening time • Released 2010 - 2
Hyperion
Hyperion • Book 1
by Dan Simmons
Narrated by Marc Vietor, Allyson Johnson, Kevin Pariseau, Jay Snyder, Victor Bevine
★ 4.31 ABR Score (328.7K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (303.0K) ★ 4.37 Audible (25.7K)20h 44m listening time • Released 2008Structured like The Canterbury Tales but set across the galaxy, Dan Simmons weaves six extraordinary stories into a puzzle-box epic unlike anything else in sci-fi.
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Shadows Linger
The Chronicles of the Black Company • Book 2
by Glen Cook
Narrated by Marc Vietor
★ 4.30 ABR Score (25.0K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (21.7K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.3K)10h 33m listening time • Released 2010 - 4
1Q84
1Q84 #1-3
by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Philip Gabriel
Narrated by Allison Hiroto, Marc Vietor, Mark Boyett
★ 3.99 ABR Score (353.1K ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (342.2K) ★ 4.08 Audible (10.9K)46h 45m listening time • Released 2011 - 5
Vikings!: Scandinavians Who Shaped the World
Rivals • Book 6
by Scott McCormick, Ramón de Ocampo, Thérèse Plummer
Narrated by Ray Porter, Gabriel Vaughan, Josh Hurley, Khristine Hvam, Cary Hite, Ramon De Ocampo, Kevin T. Collins, Elizabeth Evans, Therese Plummer, Marc Vietor
★ 3.97 ABR Score (925 ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (402) ★ 4.57 Audible (523)3h 3m listening time • Released 2023The ensemble cast turns what could be dry history into a raucous adventure—Ray Porter's booming Viking voices alone make this worth the three hours.
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The Black Company
The Chronicles of the Black Company • Book 1
by Glen Cook
Narrated by Marc Vietor
★ 3.91 ABR Score (61.8K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (55.2K) ★ 4.25 Audible (6.6K)10h 54m listening time • Released 2010 - 7
The Fountains of Paradise
Narrated by Marc Vietor
★ 3.79 ABR Score (33.3K ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (31.9K) ★ 4.07 Audible (1.3K)8h 28m listening time • Released 2009 - 8
The Essential Lovecraft
The Essential Lovecraft Stories
by H.P. Lovecraft, Leslie S. Klinger, Fred Burman, Kevin Pariseau, Matt Godfrey, Peter Berkrot, Robert Fass, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Paul Woodson, Avi Roque, Raphael Corkhill
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Marc Vietor, Scott Brick, Simon Vance, Jonathan Davis, Jay Snyder, Mirron Willis, Kevin Kenerly, Dan Bittner, Chris Ciulla, Vikas Adam, Gregory Connors, Jason Culp, Timothy Andrés Pabon, full cast
★ 3.73 ABR Score (216 ratings)★ 3.55 Goodreads (58) ★ 4.4 Audible (158)50h 12m listening time • Released 2024 - 9
Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters
Kaiju Rising • Book 1
by Tim Marquitz, Nickolas Sharps, Peter Clines, Timothy W. Long, Peter Stenson, Kane Gilmour, Erin Hoffman, Paul Genesse, Edward M. Erdelac, Jonathan Wood, Shane Berryhill, Natania Barron, Pete Rawlik, James Swallow, Jaym Gates, Patrick M. Tracy, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Mike MacLean, Larry Correia, Sean Sherman, Gini Koch, James Lovegrove, James Maxey, C.L. Werner, Howard Andrew Jones, David Annandale, Joshua Reynolds
Narrated by Jennifer Van Dyck, Jeff Woodman, Bronson Pinchot, Marc Vietor, Simon Vance, Ray Porter, Nicola Barber
★ 3.46 ABR Score (985 ratings)★ 3.7 Goodreads (527) ★ 3.76 Audible (458)18h 1m listening time • Released 2014An all-star anthology where each story hits different, anchored by a stellar ensemble of narrators who bring real weight to kaiju chaos—18 hours of pure monster mayhem from writers who actually know how to deliver spectacle.
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Vampires: The Recent Undead
The Morganville Vampires: Extras #9 (Dead Man Stalking )
by Paula Guran, Albert E. Cowdrey, J.A. Konrath, Jeanne C. Stein, Karen Russell, Kelley Armstrong, Kim Newman, Mary Turzillo, Michael Marshall Smith, Nancy Kilpatrick, Nisi Shawl, Barbara Roden, Rachel Caine, Stephen Dedman, Susan Sizemore, Tanith Lee, Tanya Huff, Tina Rath, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Carrie Vaughn, Charlaine Harris, Charles de Lint, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Conrad Williams, Holly Black, John Langan
Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Jonathan Davis, Khristine Hvam, Suzanne Toren, Marc Vietor, Josh Hurley, Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.45 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.6 Goodreads (958) ★ 3.6 Audible (191)19h 31m listening time • Released 2011A stellar ensemble cast elevates this vampire anthology across every genre imaginable, from horror to romance to science fiction, proving the undead are endlessly reinventable.
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Zombies: The Recent Dead
by Paula Guran, Steve Duffy, Max Brooks, Nik Houser, Andy Duncan, David J. Schow, Joe R. Lansdale, Neil Gaiman, Alice Sola Kim, Gary A. Braunbeck, Francesca Lia Block, Tobias S. Buckell, David Wellington, Tim Waggoner, Kit Reed, Brian Keene, Kelly Link, Gary McMahon, Scott Edelman, Kevin Veale, Michael Marshall Smith, Tim Lebbon, David Prill
Narrated by Jonathan Davis, L J Ganser, Josh Hurley, Bahni Turpin, Marc Vietor
★ 3.34 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 3.66 Goodreads (939) ★ 3.4 Audible (268)20h 3m listening time • Released 2011Multiple narrators bring real texture to these zombie stories, each voice matched to the tale's mood. From Neil Gaiman to Joe Lansdale, it's a masterclass in how short fiction anthology audio can outpace reading.