
True story:
I bought my humble secondhand car because the speedometer made me feel like I was in the cockpit of a spaceship. Yeah, yeah, it gets good gas mileage and has decent resale value, but mainly, it looks like a freaking spaceship. Well, in just a few short days, I’m piloting that ship on a 14-hour roadtrip through the Midwest, en route to my new planet (apartment), and a journey this momentous requires a stellar listen.I just started Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, and I’m feeling like it could be the winner: Like me, its human characters are on a one-way mission in search of their new home, and narrator Mel Hudson has the kind of soothing, yet animated voice I wouldn’t mind spending 14+ hours with. I’m hoping my co-pilot (er…husband) is on board—but I am the captain (driver)…so I think I get first pick. Can you tell I’m already feeling antsy about spending that much time in a car? Thank goodness for good listens!
- Sam, Audible editor
-
Frankenstein
- De: Mary Shelley
- Narrado por: Dan Stevens
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Narrator Dan Stevens ( Downton Abbey) presents an uncanny performance of Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel, an epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.
-
-
ARE WE ALWAYS TO BE UNHAPPY?
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 01-28-16
Who Run the Galaxy?
Women have been taking sci-fi by storm in recent years—just take a look at the last several years of Hugo, Nebula, and other awards—but our voices have been present in this space since the beginning. Just look at Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, considered to be one of the earliest works of both sci-fi and horror. When Shelley's monster turned 200 last year, I set out on a mission to uncover the founding mothers of our favorite stories, and the modern-day women shepherding us into the bright future of sci-fi & horror.
Listen to Women
-
The Near Witch
- De: V. E. Schwab
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
"The Near Witch" is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
-
-
Unlistenable
- De Tara en 03-19-19
Not-so-humble beginnings
When I get hooked on an artist—author, musician, actor, narrator—I always look forward to the chance to revisit their first; to see where it all began. For the incredible V.E. Schwab, I now have that opportunity; her debut novel The Near Witch was just re-released with a few bonus goodies, including a brand new performance from narrator Heather Wilds, a new intro from the author, and an included in-universe short story. An eerie fairy tale with a dash of romance, this debut foreshadowed a prolific future in fantasy for Schwab.
The Wind Is Calling
-
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
- The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Marlon James
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 24 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In the stunning first novel in Marlon James' Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child. Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: "He has a nose," people say. Engaged to track down a mysterious boy who disappeared three years earlier, Tracker breaks his own rule of always working alone when he finds himself part of a group that comes together to search for the boy.
-
-
Opaque. And hard to care about.
- De Lisa Gray en 02-07-19
Make room, J.R.R. and George R.R.
That’s more or less the praise critics are giving to Marlon James’s first in a planned epic fantasy trilogy: Black Leopard, Red Wolf. After winning the Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings, James, a huge fantasy fan, explained that for his next project he would geek the f--- out and write the African Game of Thrones. With his lyrical prose, and Dion Graham’s emotive narration, this is one fantasy world that was just made for audio. I was lucky enough to chat with James recently, and learned just how important the audio experience factors into his writing.
Geek Out
-
Junk
- De: Les Bohem
- Narrado por: John Waters
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Set in present-day Los Angeles, Junk explores an epic conspiracy, one at work for thousands of years that involves total takeover of the planet Earth by aliens. In the wild, souped-up vision of Les Bohem - the acclaimed, Emmy-winning writer of the Steven Spielberg miniseries, Taken - the world is at the end stage of long-range plot that involves a gigantic genetic-engineering project. The aliens who have invaded us have no planet. No spaceship is coming. Instead, a small advance force comes, breeds, and dies - thus becoming an anomaly in our DNA that can’t be explained.
-
-
Flat narration on a boring story
- De Kingsley en 03-02-19
Aliens, secret societies, and the end of the world
One of this month’s free Audible Original titles—members can pick two, no credit needed—is a mind-bending, rollicking, absurd sci-fi adventure, narrated by none other than the master of the absurd himself—John Waters. It’s impossible to sum up the plot, so I’ll leave you with this well-said listener review from Audible member L.A: This is a throwback to old time radio shows and film noir, with a good dose of genetic futurism. Fair warning: this listen is not for the faint of heart: it’s got its fair share of violence, gore, and otherwise adult themes. But there’s perhaps no one I’d trust more to navigate those waters than Mr. Waters himself.
The Aliens Are Ready
New Releases
-
The Bayern Agenda
- Galactic Cold War, Book 1
- De: Dan Moren
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Simon Kovalic, top intelligence operative for the Commonwealth of Independent Systems, is on the front line of the burgeoning Cold War with the aggressive Illyrican Empire. He barely escapes his latest mission with a broken arm and vital intel that points to the empire cozying up to the Bayern Corporation: a planet-sized bank. There’s no time to waste, but with Kovalic out of action, his undercover team is handed over to his ex-wife, Lt. Commander Natalie Taylor.
-
-
tedious
- De itinerant en 03-09-19
-
Winter World
- De: A. G. Riddle
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini, Amanda Leigh Cobb
- Duración: 11 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
The ice is coming. It was the last thing we expected, but the world is freezing. A new ice age has dawned. Billions have fled the glaciers. A cataclysmic war is coming. In orbit, a group of scientists are running the Winter Experiments, a last-ditch attempt to understand why the planet is cooling. None of the climate models they build make sense. But then they discover an anomaly, an unexplained variation in solar radiation...and something else. Close to the burning edge of the sun, they catch a fleeting glimpse of something that shouldn’t be there....
-
-
I felt title and genre was misleading.
- De Melmom en 03-08-19
-
The Raven Tower
- De: Ann Leckie
- Narrado por: Adjoa Andoh
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained via the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes. But the power of the Raven is weakening. A usurper has claimed the throne. The kingdom borders are tested by invaders who long for the prosperity that Vastai boasts.
-
-
A Unique Perspective and an Intriguing Mystery
- De Amazon Customer en 05-15-19
-
The Priory of the Orange Tree
- De: Samantha Shannon
- Narrado por: Liyah Summers
- Duración: 25 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
-
-
In a word, WOW
- De Kevin Potter en 03-09-19
-
The Bayern Agenda
- Galactic Cold War, Book 1
- De: Dan Moren
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Simon Kovalic, top intelligence operative for the Commonwealth of Independent Systems, is on the front line of the burgeoning Cold War with the aggressive Illyrican Empire. He barely escapes his latest mission with a broken arm and vital intel that points to the empire cozying up to the Bayern Corporation: a planet-sized bank. There’s no time to waste, but with Kovalic out of action, his undercover team is handed over to his ex-wife, Lt. Commander Natalie Taylor.
-
-
tedious
- De itinerant en 03-09-19
-
Winter World
- De: A. G. Riddle
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini, Amanda Leigh Cobb
- Duración: 11 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
The ice is coming. It was the last thing we expected, but the world is freezing. A new ice age has dawned. Billions have fled the glaciers. A cataclysmic war is coming. In orbit, a group of scientists are running the Winter Experiments, a last-ditch attempt to understand why the planet is cooling. None of the climate models they build make sense. But then they discover an anomaly, an unexplained variation in solar radiation...and something else. Close to the burning edge of the sun, they catch a fleeting glimpse of something that shouldn’t be there....
-
-
I felt title and genre was misleading.
- De Melmom en 03-08-19
-
The Raven Tower
- De: Ann Leckie
- Narrado por: Adjoa Andoh
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained via the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes. But the power of the Raven is weakening. A usurper has claimed the throne. The kingdom borders are tested by invaders who long for the prosperity that Vastai boasts.
-
-
A Unique Perspective and an Intriguing Mystery
- De Amazon Customer en 05-15-19
-
The Priory of the Orange Tree
- De: Samantha Shannon
- Narrado por: Liyah Summers
- Duración: 25 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
-
-
In a word, WOW
- De Kevin Potter en 03-09-19

About the Editor
Sam is obsessed with sci-fi & fantasy in all forms, with a particular soft spot for robots, time travel, and kick-ass heroines. When she’s not exploring distant galaxies and treacherous dungeons, she enjoys a healthy dose of memoirs, horror, and true crime. She is also an avid knitter who uses audiobooks to get her through mundane and challenging patterns—even if the more intense listens tend to mess with her tension.