Best Stephen Briggs Audiobooks
Stephen Briggs is a British actor, playwright, and audiobook narrator who has an extraordinarily close relationship with Terry Pratchett's Discworld — he collaborated directly with Pratchett on stage adaptations, and his narration of the audiobooks carries the authority of someone who knows the world from the inside. He has narrated Thud!, Making Money, Snuff, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, The Wee Free Men, Monstrous Regiment, A Hat Full of Sky, Going Postal, Wintersmith, and I Shall Wear Midnight, among others — an extensive catalog spanning the City Watch, the Witches, Moist von Lipwig, and Maurice. Briggs' narration is widely considered definitive for many Pratchett fans: he captures the author's comic timing, his philosophical asides, his affection for his characters, and the particular cadence of Pratchett's prose with a precision that comes from long familiarity. His rendering of Granny Weatherwax, Sam Vimes, Death, and the Nac Mac Feegle are beloved by audiobook listeners.
Where to Start with Stephen Briggs
- What fans keep coming back to → Going Postal
- Short listen, big payoff → I Shall Wear Midnight
- Highest rated by listeners → Thud!
Best Stephen Briggs Audiobooks
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Going Postal
Discworld • Book 33
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.59 ABR Score (142.8K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (136.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.0K)11h 23m listening time • Released 2005 - 2
Thud!
Discworld • Book 34
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.56 ABR Score (84.2K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (79.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (4.5K)10h 31m listening time • Released 2005 - 3
A Hat Full of Sky
Discworld • Book 32
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.53 ABR Score (84.3K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (80.7K) ★ 4.83 Audible (3.6K)7h 47m listening time • Released 2004 - 4
The Wee Free Men
Discworld • Book 30
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.52 ABR Score (126.4K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (121.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (5.0K)7h 9m listening time • Released 2004 - 5
I Shall Wear Midnight
Discworld • Book 38
by Terry Pratchett, Paul Kidby
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.47 ABR Score (64.3K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (61.0K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.3K)9h 46m listening time • Released 2010 - 6
Monstrous Regiment
Discworld • Book 31
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.46 ABR Score (89.0K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (85.4K) ★ 4.77 Audible (3.6K)11h 38m listening time • Released 2004 - 7
Making Money
Discworld • Book 36
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.46 ABR Score (82.8K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (78.4K) ★ 4.76 Audible (4.3K)11h 4m listening time • Released 2007 - 8
Wintersmith
Discworld • Book 35
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.45 ABR Score (71.3K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (68.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (2.9K)8h 31m listening time • Released 2007 - 9
Snuff
Discworld • Book 39
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.35 ABR Score (68.5K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (63.7K) ★ 4.67 Audible (4.8K)11h 29m listening time • Released 2011 - 10
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Discworld • Book 28
Narrated by Stephen Briggs
★ 4.27 ABR Score (54.2K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (53.1K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.1K)6h 35m listening time • Released 2013