Best Marni Penning Audiobooks
Marni Penning has built a quiet reputation as one of the go-to voices for comedic fantasy, and her work on Drew Hayes's Fred, the Vampire Accountant series shows exactly why. She brings a dry, deadpan warmth to Fred's absurdist premise — a vampire who just wants to do his taxes in peace — that makes the humor land without mugging for it. Her voice has a bright, approachable quality that keeps lighter material from feeling weightless, and she handles the tonal shifts between comedy and genuine stakes with real ease. Beyond Fred, Penning shows up across ensemble casts in dramatized adaptations like Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens and Goblin Tales, where she holds her own in busy productions. Listeners who love urban fantasy with a comedic edge — think Terry Pratchett energy in a contemporary setting — will find a lot to enjoy in her catalog.
Where to Start with Marni Penning
- New to Marni Penning? Start here → Hellboy and The BPRD: The Goddess of Manhattan (Hellboy)
- 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 Marni Penning 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
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 - 4
Raising Innocence
Rylee Adamson [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 3
by Shannon Mayer, Nora Achrati, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Shanta Parasuraman, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Yasmin Tuazon, Nanette Savard, Michael Glenn, Marni Penning, Amanda Forstrom, Alejandro Ruiz, Holly Vagley, Laura C. Harris, Tia Shearer, Michael John Casey, Nick DePinto, David Coyne, Andy Clemence, Terence Aselford, Carolyn Kashner, Jonathon Church, Kenyatta Rogers, Eva Wilhelm, Evan Casey, Audrey Bertaux, Scott McCormick, Rose Elizabeth Supan
Narrated by full cast, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith, Shanta Parasuraman, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Yasmin Tuazon, Nanette Savard, Michael Glenn, Chris Genebach, Marni Penning, Amanda Forstrom
★ 3.94 ABR Score (213 ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (61) ★ 4.76 Audible (152)5h 29m listening time • Released 2020 - 5
Magical Midlife Invasion
Leveling Up [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 3
by K.F. Breene, Karen Novack, Danny Gavigan, Marni Penning, Michael John Casey, R.J. Bayley, Bradley Foster Smith, Kay Eluvian, Ryan Dalusung, Danny Montooth, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Nora Achrati
Narrated by Marni Penning, full cast, Ryan Dalusung, RJ Bayley, Bradley Foster Smith, Nora Achrati, Danny Montooth, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Michael John Casey, Danny Gavigan, Karen Novack, Kay Eluvian
★ 3.94 ABR Score (241 ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (187) ★ 4.85 Audible (54)5h 58m listening time • Released 2024 - 6
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 - 7
Goblin Tales : Compilation of Humorous Fantasy Stories
Jig the Goblin
by Jim C. Hines, Marni Penning, Scott McCormick, Richard Rohan, Kimberly Gilbert, Ken Jackson, David Harris, Nora Achrati, Nanette Savard, Eric Messner, Bradley Smith, Dylan Lynch, Colleen Delany, Michael John Casey, Alejandro Ruiz
Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Nanette Savard, Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Marni Penning, Ken Jackson, Alejandro Ruiz, Kimberly Gilbert, Bradley Smith, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan
★ 3.86 ABR Score (500 ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (482) ★ 4.67 Audible (18)3h 11m listening time • Released 2020 - 8
A Meeting At Corvallis (1 of 3) : Emberverse, Book 3, Part 1
Emberverse • Book 3
by S. M. Sterling
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink., Dani Stoller, Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, Richard Rohan, Marni Penning, Christopher Walker, Laura C. Harris, Megan Poppy
★ 3.84 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (8.2K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)5h 48m listening time • Released 2020 - 9
Hellboy and The BPRD: The Goddess of Manhattan (Hellboy)
by Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski
Narrated by Tim Carlin, Rob McFadyen, Nora Achrati, Scott McCormick, Eric Messner, Lydia Kraniotis, Ken Yatta Rogers, Michael John Casey, Amanda Forstrom, Marni Penning, Full Cast, Steven Carpenter
★ 3.75 ABR Score (85 ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (66) ★ 4.37 Audible (19)5h 42m listening time • Released 2024 - 10
The Killers of Cimarron
Colter Farrow • Book 2
by Frank Leslie
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Michael John Casey, Tim Carlin, Nora Achrati, Thomas Keegan, Christopher Scheeren, Matthew Bassett, Bradley Smith, Kimberly Gilbert, Marni Penning, Christopher Graybill
★ 3.64 ABR Score (31 ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (24) ★ 4.86 Audible (7)4h 56m listening time • Released 2020 - 11
Firestick
Firestick • Book 1
Narrated by full cast, Joe Mallon, Michael John Casey, Lolita Horne, Nora Achrati, James Konicek, Kay Eluvian, Kenyatta Rogers, Michael Glenn, Nick DePinto, Belsheber Rusape, Marni Penning, Karen Novack
★ 3.64 ABR Score (7 ratings)★ 4.14 Audible (7)6h 36m listening time • Released 2024 - 12
Friend of a Friend Dramatized Adaptation
Gun Culture • Book 1
by Ralph Cotton
Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Michael John Casey, Zeke Alton, Nora Achrati, James Konicek, Bradley Smith, Bill Gillett, Marni Penning, Christopher Graybill, Eric Messner, Christopher Walker
★ 3.64 ABR Score (29 ratings)★ 3.71 Goodreads (21) ★ 4.75 Audible (8)4h 48m listening time • Released 2020 - 13
From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn't Own You
by michael lynton, Joshua Steiner
Narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins, Marni Penning, Michael Lynton, Joshua L. Steiner
★ 3.63 ABR Score (41 ratings)★ 3.74 Goodreads (35) ★ 3.83 Audible (6)7h 37m listening time • Released 2026 - 14
Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors (Mystery Writers of America Series, 3)
by S.J. Rozan, Naomi Hirahara, David Bart, Sara Paretsky, Susan Breen, Gary Phillips, Neil S. Plakcy, Renee James, Connie Johnson Hambley, Gabino Iglesias, A.P. Jamison, Walter Mosley, Tori Eldridge, Ellen Hart, G. Miki Hayden, Jonathan Santlofer, Jonathan Stone, Ovidia Yu, Bonnie Hearn Hill, Steve Liskow
Narrated by Marni Penning, Cindy Kay, Charles Constant, Bahni Turpin, Leon Nixon, Matt Godfrey, Jer Adrianne Lelliott, Jennifer Aquino, Reba Buhr, Charlie Kevin, Emily Woo Zeller, Jesse Vilinsky
★ 3.61 ABR Score (203 ratings)★ 3.54 Goodreads (196) ★ 4.71 Audible (7)12h 25m listening time • Released 2022A powerhouse roster of crime writers exploring what "home" means when safety shatters, with a stellar ensemble cast that makes each story land differently in your ears.
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Too Like the Lightning (1 of 2) : Terra Ignota 1
Terra Ignota • Book 1
by Ada Palmer, Alejandro Ruiz, Marni Penning, Wyn Delano, Jacob Yeh, Taylor Coan, Zeke Alton, Lise Bruneau, Chris Stinson, Kay Eluvian, Nazia Chaudhry, Nora Achrati
Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz, Chris Stinson, Jacob Yeh, Lise Bruneau, Marni Penning, Nazia Chaudhry, Nora Achrati, Wyn Delano, Zeke Alton, Kay Eluvian, Taylor Coan
★ 3.60 ABR Score (36 ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (17) ★ 4.11 Audible (19)9h 1m listening time • Released 2021 - 16
Blood Requiem (1 of 2)
Chaos Queen [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, part 1 • Book 3
by Christopher Husberg, Michael John Casey, Yasmin Tuazon, Nanette Savard, Nanna Ingvarsson, Bradley Smith, Dani Stoller, Alyssa Wilmoth, Evan Casey, Scott McCormick, Lily Beacon, Richard Rohan, Peter Holdway, Mort Shelby, Patrick Bussink, Christopher Walker, Joy Jones, Danny Gavigan, Kenyatta Rogers, Andy Clemence, Julie-Ann Elliott, Jefferson A. Russell, Bru Ajueyitsi, Eric Messner, Nora Achrati, Dylan Lynch, Terence Aselford, Tracy Olivera, Ken Jackson, Elizabeth Jernigan, Jason B. McIntosh, Marni Penning, Joe Mallon, Thomas Keegan, Katy Carkuff, Colleen Delany, Karen Novack, Dawn Ursula
Narrated by full cast, Nanette Savard, Dani Stoller, Thomas Keegan, Marni Penning, Alyssa Wilmoth, Nora Achrati, Karen Novack, Katy Carkuff, Joe Mallon, Danny Gavigan, Peter Holdway
★ 3.58 ABR Score (3 ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (2) ★ 5 Audible (1)5h 53m 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