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Audiobooks Recommendations – June 2025

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Below are my latest Audiobooks recommendations. This list maybe short but some of the books were nearly 30 hours long.

Dakota Krout – His “Cooking with Disaster” series was fun and different. And it appears his “Damsels in Distress” series will be a fun listen.

  • Grilled Armageddon: Cooking with Disaster, Book 1
  • Sewer Skewers: Cooking with Disaster, Book 2
  • Omelet Endgame: Cooking with Disaster, Book 3
  • Thunderplump: An Epic Fantasy LitRPG Adventure (The Completionist Chronicles, Book 11)
  • Thesaurize: The Completionist Chronicles, Book 10
  • Tenacity: The Completionist Chronicles, Book 9
  • Red X Wolf: Damsels of Distress, Book 1

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, by: Grady Hendrix: Not my typical book. I only picked it for the title. At times the book went on and on, but the ended made it worth finishing.

David Petrie

  • Revelations: Necrotic Apocalypse, Book 6

Scott Meyer

  • That’s Not Right

Yahtzee Croshaw

  • Will Leave the Galaxy for Good: Jacques McKeown, Book 3

Shirtaloon

  • He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 1
  • He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 2
  • He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 3
  • He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 4

Luke Chmilenko

  • Threads of Fate: Ascend Online, Book 5

Dennis E. Taylor: Even though I listened to Book 5 in the Bobiverse series, sorry Dennis it not making my list. I felt the book spent most of the time describing gadgets.

Museum of Weird – Austin, TX

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If I wanted a more historic visit to Austin, I should have selected another museum to visit, but that would require a lot more walking or trying to find a place to park. The Museum of Weird was only a short walk, and it is weird. Upstairs features a wax museum. The people the operate the museum are awesome. There is a gift shop where you can purchase your own weird merchandise.

Collection of Books
Outside Courtyard
Wax Museum

Audiobooks Recommendations – February 2024

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It been a year since my last Audiobooks recommendations. This list maybe a little short this year, because I did not travel across country. When people ask what I like to listen to while driving, well audiobooks of course. Mainly LitRPG books because they are entertaining enough to keep me awake on my long drives.

Vaudevillian Series by Alex Wolf – Was one of the best I listened to this year.

  • Top Hat Express: A LitRPG Adventure (Vaudevillain, Book 1)
  • Black Tie Villainy: A LitRPG Adventure (Vaudevillain, Book 2)
  • Cane Whirling Lunacy: A LitRPG Adventure (Vaudevillain, Book 3)

The Dragon Mage by Scott Baron – This series was solid. I did not get tired of it after the 6th book which happens sometimes with long series.

  • Bad Luck Charlie
  • Space Pirate Charlie
  • Dragon King Charlie
  • Magic Man Charlie
  • Star Fighter Charlie
  • Portal Thief Charlie
  • Rebel Mage Charlie
  • Warp Speed Charlie
  • Checkmate Charlie
  • Castaway Charlie
  • Wild Card Charlie
  • End Game Charlie

David Petrie

  • Rebirth: Necrotic Apocalypse, Book 5

Dennis E. Taylor

  • Roadkill

Justin Cronin

  • Ferryman: A Novel

Audiobook Recommendations January 2023

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Wow! It’s been over a year since I recommended Audiobooks. My excuse, I’ve been busy moving to another State. When you move 800 miles away, if gives you a lot of driving time to listen to books.

Just a reminder, I don’t listen to self-help books or romance books; I listen to books that are entertaining, adventurous, and will keep me awake while I am driving. That is why my list consists of all LitRPG books. If you see me just sitting in a parking lot, it because the book has gotten really good and I waiting for it to get to the end of a chapter.

I spent a lot of time listening to books in the Divine Dungeon Series Artorian’s Archives, by Dennis Vanderkerken and Dakota Krout. I finished Book 6 (there are currently 13 books in the series) and was tired of Artorian. I decided to put that series on pause and branch out to other books. I am so glad I did. The adventures of the zombie Digby were entertaining and so was Rockland’s survival of the apocalypse.

Here is my list:

David Petrie

  • Ravenous: A Zombie Apocalypse – Book 1
  • Revenant: A Zombie Apocalypse – Book 2
  • Rend: A Zombie Apocalypse – Book 3
  • Ruin: A Zombie Apocalypse – Book 4

Ryan DeBruyn

  • Equalize: Ether Collapse – Book 1
  • Excise: Ether Collapse – Book 1
  • Earthdom: Ether Collapse – Book 1

John L. Monk

  • Underpowered Howard

Dakota Krout

  • Lord January: Year of the Sword – Book 1
  • Lady February: Year of the Sword – Book 2
  • Dokeshi March: Year of the Sword – Book 3
  • Invent: The Completionist Chronicles – Book 7
  • Implode: The Completionist Chronicles – Book 8
  • Anything: Full Murderhobo – Book 2

Christopher Johns

  • Crimson Queen: Mephisto’s Magic Online – Book 2
  • Aetherocalypse: Mephisto’s Magic Online – Book 3

Xander Boyce

  • Temper: Red Mage – Book 2
  • Fracture: Red Mage – Book 3

James Hunter and Dakota Krout

  • Libriohexer: Wolfman Warlock – Book 2

Sorry Jay Boyce and Ted Dekker your books didn’t make the list. Jay your book was a big let down from the first three books. Ted I am sure your book was well written and entertaining, but I just don’t remember much of it.