About this list
It was a particularly astounding year for sci-fi Originals. The casts had some star power, sure (Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser, Rose Leslie, among others), but these performers did not rely on recognition alone, giving their hearts and souls to each scene. Immersive sound design, including Dolby Atmos spatial audio, proved the near-limitless potential of audio storytelling. Beloved authors and narrators make an appearance on this list—as well as three debuts that stole our SFF editor's heart.-
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The Space Within
- By: Greg O'Connor, Josh Fagin
- Narrated by: Jessica Chastain, Bobby Cannavale, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Michael Stuhlbarg, Carmen Ejogo
- Length: Not Yet Known
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1204
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1198
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1195
Six hours. That’s how long seven-year-old Sophie Lewin was missing....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this cast & performance! Need more in my life
- By A. Dasteel
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The Space Within
- Narrated by: Jessica Chastain, Bobby Cannavale, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Michael Stuhlbarg, Carmen Ejogo
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 04-17-23
- Language: English
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Starter Villain
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7589
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6750
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6744
Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Scalzi + Wheaton = Magic
- By CHRIS TAYLOR
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Starter Villain
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 09-19-23
- Language: English
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In the Lives of Puppets
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 685
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 622
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 620
New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another winner!
- By Kristine
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In the Lives of Puppets
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 04-25-23
- Language: English
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These Burning Stars
- By: Bethany Jacobs
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
A dangerous cat-and-mouse quest for revenge. An empire that spans star systems, built on the bones of a genocide. A carefully hidden secret that could collapse worlds, hunted by three women with secrets of their own. All collide in this twisty, explosive space opera debut....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story!
- By Toni Bettencourt
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These Burning Stars
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
- Series: The Kindom Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 10-17-23
- Language: English
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Light Bringer
- Red Rising, Book 6
- By: Pierce Brown
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 30 hrs and 8 mins
- unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4476
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4030
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4027
The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains. But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend. The worlds once needed the Reaper. But now they need Darrow....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rrrrg!
- By Samuel Warren
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Light Bringer
- Red Rising, Book 6
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Series: Red Rising, Book 6
- Length: 30 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-25-23
- Language: English
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Some Desperate Glory
- By: Emily Tesh
- Narrated by: Sena Bryer
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 158
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
A thrillingly told queer space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and who you must become when every choice is stripped from you, Some Desperate Glory is Astounding Award Winner and Crawford Award Finalist Emily Tesh’s highly anticipated debut novel....
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5 out of 5 stars
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No notes!
- By Audrey Leiker
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Some Desperate Glory
- Narrated by: Sena Bryer
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 04-11-23
- Language: English
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The Downloaded
- By: Robert J. Sawyer
- Narrated by: Brendan Fraser, Luke Kirby, Vanessa Sears, Colm Feore, Andrew Phung, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4909
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4725
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4725
In 2059, two vastly different groups of people portrayed by the compelling trio of Brendan Fraser (Academy Award winner), Luke Kirby (Emmy Award winner), and Vanessa Sears (Dora Award winner) undergo cryonic suspension....
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3 out of 5 stars
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I tried
- By blindao
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The Downloaded
- Narrated by: Brendan Fraser, Luke Kirby, Vanessa Sears, Colm Feore, Andrew Phung, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 10-26-23
- Language: English
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The Salvation
- By: Justin Lockey
- Narrated by: Ariyon Bakare, Rose Leslie, Olafur Olaffson, Toby Jones, a full cast
- Length: Not Yet Known
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Story4 out of 5 stars 169
Led by an all-star cast featuring Ariyon Bakare, Rose Leslie, and Toby Jones, Salvation beckons with an enigmatic blend of darkness, danger, and time-bending suspense. This science fiction thriller takes you on a journey where time, memory, and reality converge....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story
- By Glenroy George
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The Salvation
- Narrated by: Ariyon Bakare, Rose Leslie, Olafur Olaffson, Toby Jones, a full cast
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 10-05-23
- Language: English
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Translation State
- By: Ann Leckie
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 400
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 353
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 353
When Enae's grandmaman passes away, Enae inherits something unexpected: a diplomatic assignment to track down a fugitive who has been missing for over 200 years....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Strange but good
- By another know it all
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Translation State
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 06-06-23
- Language: English
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System Collapse
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 7
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2129
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1904
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1904
Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there's an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it....
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5 out of 5 stars
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More Murderbot!
- By Amazon Customer
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System Collapse
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 7
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 7
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 11-14-23
- Language: English
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The Surviving Sky
- Surviving Sky, Book 1
- By: Kritika H. Rao
- Narrated by: Pranshu Mishra, Sharmila Devar
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 28
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 28
This Hindu philosophy-inspired debut science fantasy follows a husband and wife racing to save their living city—and their troubled marriage—high above a jungle world besieged by cataclysmic storms....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very near DNF
- By Jessica T
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The Surviving Sky
- Surviving Sky, Book 1
- Narrated by: Pranshu Mishra, Sharmila Devar
- Series: The Surviving Sky, Book 1
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-13-23
- Language: English
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The Future
- By: Naomi Alderman
- Narrated by: Guinevere Turner, Natalie Naudus, Jeremy Bobb, Santino Fontana, Graham Halstead, Lorelei King, Fred Sanders, Naomi Alderman
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 368
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Story4 out of 5 stars 345
When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and thought provoking
- By Stacey K
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The Future
- Narrated by: Guinevere Turner, Natalie Naudus, Jeremy Bobb, Santino Fontana, Graham Halstead, Lorelei King, Fred Sanders, Naomi Alderman
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-07-23
- Language: English
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