Featured Article: 20 Best Sci-Fi Audiobooks for Exploring New Worlds
There’s a certain magic in losing yourself in the imaginative world of science fiction. But when new landscapes and realities are paired with brilliant audio performances, the experience is more immersive than ever. We’ve curated 20 of the best science fiction audiobooks, ranked not only for their vividly constructed narratives, but also for the compelling, stellar narration that brings each selection to life. So grab your headphones, press play, and settle in as reality fades away with the 20 best sci-fi audiobooks in our catalog.
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Ender's Game
- Special 20th Anniversary Edition
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38,993
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29,343
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,587
The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Enter Andrew "Ender" Wiggin....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Enderverse
- By Joe on 06-13-05
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Ender's Game
- Special 20th Anniversary Edition
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Series: Ender's Game, Book 1, The Enderverse, Book 5
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 12-30-01
- Language: English
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Speaker for the Dead
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,478
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,231
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,310
In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared...
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Enderverse
- By Joe on 06-13-05
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Speaker for the Dead
- Narrated by: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: The Enderverse, Book 11, Ender's Game, Book 2
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 12-30-01
- Language: English
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Xenocide
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Amanda Karr, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,562
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,907
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,930
Xenocide is the third installment of the Ender series....
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5 out of 5 stars
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full of passion
- By David on 06-13-04
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Xenocide
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Amanda Karr, John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: Ender's Game, Book 3, The Enderverse, Book 12
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 12-28-03
- Language: English
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The Hive
- The Second Formic War, Book 2
- By: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,379
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,275
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,269
A coalition of Earth’s nations barely fought off the Formics’ first scout ship. Now, it’s clear there’s a mothership out on edge of the system and that the aliens are prepared to take Earth by force....
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5 out of 5 stars
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not the end of the story
- By michael on 06-17-19
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The Hive
- The Second Formic War, Book 2
- Narrated by: full cast
- Series: The Second Formic War Series, Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-11-19
- Language: English
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Children of the Mind
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, John Rubinstein
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,293
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,143
Children of the Mind is the fourth and final volume in the original Ender Saga by Orson Scott Card, winner of the Hugo and Nebula award....
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4 out of 5 stars
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2 Clear Schools of thought.
- By EFH52 on 01-03-05
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Children of the Mind
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, John Rubinstein
- Series: The Enderverse, Book 13, Ender's Game, Book 4
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 08-04-04
- Language: English
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The Swarm
- The Second Formic War (Volume 1)
- By: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Vikas Adam, Stephen Hoye, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,712
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,422
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,416
Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston return to their Ender's Game prequel series with this first volume of an all-new trilogy about the Second Formic War in The Swarm....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great for a theoretical physics geek
- By Daniel A. Dennett on 09-20-16
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The Swarm
- The Second Formic War (Volume 1)
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Vikas Adam, Stephen Hoye, Arthur Morey, Paul Boehmer
- Series: The Enderverse, Book 4, The Second Formic War Series, Book 1
- Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 08-02-16
- Language: English
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Earth Unaware
- By: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Stephen Hoye, Arthur Morey, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,626
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,201
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,211
The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto.....
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4 out of 5 stars
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The beginning- or a plot filler
- By Don Gilbert on 08-22-14
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Earth Unaware
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Stephen Hoye, Arthur Morey, Vikas Adam, Emily Janice Card, Gabrielle de Cuir, Roxanne Hernandez
- Series: The Enderverse, Book 1, The First Formic War, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 07-17-12
- Language: English
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Shadow of the Hegemon
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: David Birney, Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,730
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,010
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,016
Ender's Game told the story of the boy "Ender" Wiggin and his hard-won victory over an alien race...
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Story with the worst Audio ever recorded!
- By Bowlie on 07-21-12
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Shadow of the Hegemon
- Narrated by: David Birney, Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Series: The Enderverse, Book 7, Ender's Shadow, Book 2
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 11-11-02
- Language: English
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Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Full Cast Recording
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,514
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,297
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,297
Experience Ender’s Game as you’ve never heard it before! With an all-new, original script written by Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game Alive is a full-cast audio drama that reimagines the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fresh new way to enjoy the story
- By Amazon Customer on 11-08-13
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Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay
- Narrated by: Full Cast Recording
- Series: The Enderverse, Book 5, Ender's Game, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 10-22-13
- Language: English
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Earth Afire
- By: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye, Arthur Morey, Stefan Rudnicki, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,307
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,913
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,915
Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston is the story of the First Formic War. Victor Delgado beat the alien ship to Earth, but just barely....
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is why I enjoy Orson Scott Card's work
- By SAMA on 07-17-13
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Earth Afire
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye, Arthur Morey, Stefan Rudnicki, Vikas Adam, Gabrielle de Cuir, Roxanne Hernandez, Emily Rankin
- Series: The Enderverse, Book 2, The First Formic War, Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 06-04-13
- Language: English
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