Audiobooks Like Blindsight

T. Ryder Smith narrates Blindsight with a cold, analytic detachment that mirrors the novel's own interrogation of consciousness — his voice stays uninflected even through the first-contact horror, and that refusal to editorialize makes the philosophical dread accumulate more effectively across the 12-hour listen. Two of the recommendations share his narration, eight run a similar length, and nine carry high ratings — all drawn from hard science fiction and genre-adjacent work where the narrator's intellectual register is as important as pacing.

10 audiobooks for fans of Blindsight

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    Dungeon Crawler Carl

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 1

    by Matt Dinniman

    Narrated by Jeff Hays

    4.80 ABR Score (335.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (284.3K) ★ 4.86 Audible (51.2K)
    13h 31m listening time • Released 2021

    Jeff Hays turns this LitRPG into pure comedy gold—his character work transforms what could be a grim survival story into something genuinely hilarious that you'll want to binge in days.

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    Network Effect

    The Murderbot Diaries • Book 5

    by Martha Wells

    Narrated by Kevin R. Free

    4.61 ABR Score (138.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (129.2K) ★ 4.74 Audible (9.8K)
    12h 47m listening time • Released 2020

    Kevin R. Free's deadpan delivery transforms Murderbot from a sardonic loner into someone genuinely worth rooting for—the audiobook does what the best narration does, making you hear the heart beneath the snark.

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    Raze

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 4

    by Dakota Krout

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    4.55 ABR Score (17.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.79 Audible (8.6K)
    10h 28m listening time • Released 2019

    Luke Daniels brings perfect energy to this escalating LitRPG where Joe's growing power attracts deadly attention, and the stakes jump from personal survival to humanity's entire future.

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    Not Till We Are Lost

    Bobiverse • Book 5

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.50 ABR Score (32.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (19.1K) ★ 4.73 Audible (13.2K)
    11h 41m listening time • Released 2024

    Ray Porter's narration elevates this fifth Bobiverse book into something genuinely transcendent—his ability to juggle dozens of distinct Bob personalities while maintaining emotional stakes turns what could be gimmicky into genuinely moving sci-fi.

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    Kindred

    by Octavia E. Butler

    Narrated by Kim Staunton

    4.49 ABR Score (294.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (278.5K) ★ 4.62 Audible (15.6K)
    10h 55m listening time • Released 2007
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    Trials of Cydaria

    System Universe • Book 4

    by SunriseCV

    Narrated by Adam Verner

    4.45 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (1.9K)
    13h 16m listening time • Released 2023
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    A Closed and Common Orbit

    Wayfarers • Book 2

    by Becky Chambers

    Narrated by Rachel Dulude

    4.44 ABR Score (92.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (89.9K) ★ 4.68 Audible (2.4K)
    11h 29m listening time • Released 2019
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    Komarr

    Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 11

    by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    4.42 ABR Score (21.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (18.7K) ★ 4.73 Audible (2.9K)
    12h 44m listening time • Released 2007
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    Catalyst

    Breakthrough • Book 3

    by Michael C. Grumley

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.40 ABR Score (13.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (11.8K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.5K)
    13h 7m listening time • Released 2019

    Scott Brick elevates this high-concept sci-fi mystery with the kind of measured intensity that makes you forget you're listening—each revelation lands harder because his performance never oversells the stakes.

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    Perhaps the Stars

    Terra Ignota • Book 4

    by Ada Palmer

    Narrated by T. Ryder Smith

    4.15 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.75 Audible (217)
    35h 11m listening time • Released 2021

How We Rank Audiobooks

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