10 audiobooks for fans of Artificial Condition
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From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View • Book 2
by Elizabeth Schaefer, Mark Oshiro, Rob Hart, Michael Moreci, Mike Chen, Beth Revis, Zoraida Córdova, Kiersten White, Lilliam Rivera, Mackenzi Lee, Amy Ratcliffe, Catherynne M. Valente, Emily Skrutskie, Tracy Deonn, C.B. Lee, Karen Strong, Delilah S. Dawson, Lydia Kang, Adam Christopher, Cavan Scott, R.F. Kuang, Tom Angleberger, S.A. Chakraborty, Seth Dickinson, Alexander Freed, Jason Fry, Christie Golden, Hank Green, Michael Kogge, John Jackson Miller, Daniel José Older, Anne Toole, Austin Walker, Martha Wells, Django Wexler, Gary Whitta, Brittany N. Williams, Charles Yu, Jim Zub, Katie Cook, Sarwat Chadda
Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Dion Graham, Jon Hamm, January LaVoy, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Sam Witwer, Emily Woo Zeller
★ 3.93 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (5.9K) ★ 4.39 Audible (1.6K)17h 59m listening time • Released 2020Forty writers and an all-star cast of narrators (including Jon Hamm and Sam Witwer) transform Empire into a anthology of revelation, making you hear the galaxy's most pivotal moments through entirely new eyes.
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Razor's Edge: Star Wars Legends
Star Wars: Legends • Book 1
by Martha Wells
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 3.65 ABR Score (886 ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (13) ★ 4.16 Audible (873)9h 57m listening time • Released 2013 -
Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come #1-4
by Mark Waid, Alex Ross, Dirk Maggs
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Kerry Shale, Marc Thompson, Lorelei King, Glenn Wrage, William DeMeritt, Garrick Hagon, Tom Alexander, John Chancer, Ray Porter, Full Cast
★ 4.18 ABR Score (68.9K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (68.8K) ★ 4.78 Audible (106)3h 16m listening time • Released 2025A full-cast audio adaptation that transforms Alex Ross's painterly masterpiece into cinematic storytelling, with a ensemble cast that makes every hero's voice distinctive and the sound design that justifies experiencing this as audio rather than on the page.
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The Universe in a Nutshell
by Stephen W. Hawking
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.05 ABR Score (46.7K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (45.5K) ★ 4.3 Audible (1.2K)3h 27m listening time • Released 2001Simon Prebble's measured, crystalline delivery makes Hawking's mind-bending physics feel conversational rather than intimidating—the perfect narrator for a physicist explaining how reality actually works.
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Frank Herbert 6-book Collection: The Book of Frank Herbert; The Worlds of Frank Herbert; The Santaroga Barrier; Direct Descent; The Eyes of Heisenberg; Destination:Void
Dune #1-6
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.04 ABR Score (4.6K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.23 Audible (484)2h 58m listening time • Released 2014Scott Brick's narration transforms these lesser-known Herbert stories into a masterclass in sci-fi worldbuilding, capturing the same philosophical depth that made Dune legendary but in tighter, more experimental forms.
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The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.96 ABR Score (569.3K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (569.0K) ★ 4.3 Audible (313)3h 54m listening time • Released 2006Scott Brick's measured, cerebral performance transforms this Victorian-era classic into something genuinely unsettling—he makes Wells's social commentary hit harder than the time travel spectacle ever could.
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The Detective
Galactic Football League #3.4 • Book 3
by Scott Sigler
Narrated by full cast, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Joe Mallon, Eva Wilhelm, Michael Glenn, Steve Wannall, Matthew Bassett, Nanette Savard, Sasha Olinick, Alejandro Ruiz, Eric Singdahlsen
★ 3.75 ABR Score (553 ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (548) ★ 3.4 Audible (5)2h 59m listening time • Released 2020 -
Glasshouse
Narrated by Kevin R. Free
★ 3.78 ABR Score (12.1K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (11.7K) ★ 4.14 Audible (389)13h 34m listening time • Released 2011 -
This Inevitable Ruin
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7
Narrated by Jeff Hays, Travis Baldree
★ 4.87 ABR Score (96.2K ratings)★ 4.68 Goodreads (74.1K) ★ 4.93 Audible (22.1K)28h 40m listening time • Released 2025Jeff Hays and Travis Baldree elevate this escalating war arc into pure theatrical spectacle—28 hours of faction battles, shifting alliances, and genuine stakes that hit harder because the narration sells every betrayal and impossible choice.
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Light Bringer
Red Rising • Book 6
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.86 ABR Score (121.4K ratings)★ 4.77 Goodreads (110.6K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.8K)30h 8m listening time • Released 2023Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms 30 hours of space opera into something intimate and devastating—his voice makes you feel Darrow's impossible weight between savior and father as much as the epic battles around him.
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