Best Richard Poe Audiobooks
Richard Poe is an audiobook narrator with a commanding, expressive voice that has served some of literature's most celebrated works. His narration of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons — the Robert Langdon prequel to The Da Vinci Code — established an audio identity for the series. He also narrated Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power, one of the most widely circulated books in audiobook format, with a measured authority that suits Greene's Machiavellian instruction. His narration of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, and Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's All the President's Men demonstrates a range across classic American literature, dark Western fiction, and landmark political journalism. Poe brings intelligence and weight to each of these very different texts. His work on Tess Gerritsen's Bloodstream shows his range in medical thriller. Poe's voice carries the kind of authoritative presence that elevates demanding literary material.
Where to Start with Richard Poe
- New to Richard Poe? Start here → East of Eden
- What fans keep coming back to → Angels & Demons
- Highest rated by listeners → 48 Laws of Power
Best Richard Poe Audiobooks
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East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.78 ABR Score (674.9K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (655.0K) ★ 4.78 Audible (19.8K)25h 23m listening time • Released 2011 - 2
Angels & Demons
Robert Langdon Series • Book 1
by Dan Brown
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.46 ABR Score (3.4M ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (3.4M) ★ 4.45 Audible (16.9K)18h 28m listening time • Released 2004Brown's prequel to The Da Vinci Code is faster, denser, and arguably more fun — Vatican secrets, antimatter, and a 24-hour countdown to catastrophe.
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48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.41 ABR Score (32.0K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (6.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (26.0K)23h 6m listening time • Released 2015Richard Poe's measured, almost conspiratorial delivery transforms Greene's ruthless playbook into mandatory listening—each law lands like a warning from someone who's seen how the game actually works.
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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.24 ABR Score (239.0K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (227.0K) ★ 4.37 Audible (12.0K)13h 6m listening time • Released 2007 - 5
Bloodstream
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.10 ABR Score (18.2K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (17.6K) ★ 4.3 Audible (589)11h 46m listening time • Released 2011