The best full-cast & multi-voiced short stories or collection audiobooks
A full-cast short stories or collection audiobook gives every character its own voice — closer to film than to reading. Below are the award-winning multi-voiced short stories or collection productions in this index: each won the Audie Award in the short stories or collection category and is performed by an ensemble or full cast rather than a single narrator. The most recent is Getaway by Sally Hepworth, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Catherine Steadman, Luanne Rice, Jess Lourey, Rumaan Alam (2023).
| Audiobook | Author | Narrator(s) | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getaway | Sally Hepworth, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Catherine Steadman, Luanne Rice, Jess Lourey, Rumaan Alam | Candice Moll, Shayna Small, Samara Naeymi, Jennifer Jill Araya, Carly Robins, Fajer Al-Kaisi | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2023) |
| Blackout | Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon | Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A.J. Beckles, Bahni Turpin | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2022) |
| Full Throttle | Joe Hill | Zachary Quinto, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew, Neil Gaiman, Ashleigh Cummings, Joe Hill, Laysla De Oliveira, Nate Corddry, Connor Jessup, Stephen Lang, George Guidall | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2020) |
| The Brink | Austin Bunn | Austin Bunn, Luke Daniels, Tanya Eby, Talph Lister, Amy McFadden, Mikael Naramore, Nick Podehl | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2017) |
| Astray | Emma Donoghue | Khristine Hvam, James Langton, Robert Petkoff, Suzanne Toren, Dion Graham | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2013) |
| Selected Shorts: New American Stories | Aleksandar Hemon, Jhumpa Lahiri, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sherman Alexie | Boyd Gaines, Rita Wolf, Condola Rashad, BD Wong | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2012) |
| Stories: All-New Tales | Neil Gaiman | Anne Bobby, Jonathan Davis, Peter Francis James, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2011) |
| Black Magazine Audio Magazine (Vol. 1) | Hugh B. Cave, Paul Cain, Frederick Nebel, Reuben J. Shay, Dashiell Hammett, William Cole | full cast | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2010) |
| This I Believe | Jay Allison, Dan Gediman | Bill Gates, Martha Graham, full cast | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2007) |
| Classic Women's Short Stories | Katherine Mansfield, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf | Carole Boyd, Liza Ross, Teresa Gallagher | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2003) |
| Blood: Stories of Life and Death from the Civil War | Ulysses S. Grant et al. | Christopher Graybill, Colleen Delany, Grover Gardner, Barrett Whitener, Delores King Williams | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2002) |
| Ten by Maugham | W. Somerset Maugham | full cast | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2001) |
| Malice Domestic: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories | Anne Perry et al. | Patrick Macnee, Juliet Mills, Judy Geeson, Christopher Cazenove, Stephanie Beacham, Reed Diamond, William Windom | Audie Short Stories or Collection (2000) |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a full-cast short stories or collection audiobook?
A full-cast (or multi-voiced) production uses a different narrator for each character, plus sometimes sound design — much closer to a radio drama than a single-reader audiobook. Every short stories or collection title here is both an Audie Short Stories or Collection winner and a multi-voiced production.
What is the best full-cast short stories or collection audiobook?
"Getaway" by Sally Hepworth, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Catherine Steadman, Luanne Rice, Jess Lourey, Rumaan Alam (2023) is the most recent Audie Short Stories or Collection winner with a full or multi-voiced cast. Every audiobook on this page won its Audie category, so each is a safe pick.
Where can I listen?
All are available on Audible. A free 30-day Audible Premium Plus trial includes one credit you can keep, even if you cancel.
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