Audiobooks Like Catching Fire

10 audiobooks for fans of Catching Fire

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   The Martian

   The Martian • Book 1

   by Andy Weir

   Narrated by Wil Wheaton

   ★ 4.76 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.8 Audible (42.3K)

   10h 59m listening time • Released 2020

   Wil Wheaton's deadpan delivery transforms this survival story into something hilarious and gripping—his timing on Watney's wisecracks lands perfectly while keeping the genuine stakes sharp.

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   Ender's Game

   The Ender Saga • Book 1

   by Orson Scott Card

   Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.63 Audible (44.6K)

   11h 57m listening time • Released 2002

   The gold standard of military sci-fi — a child prodigy trained for interstellar war in a story that's as emotionally devastating as it is thrillingly plotted.

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   For We Are Many

   Bobiverse • Book 2

   by Dennis E. Taylor

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.67 ABR Score (149.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (75.2K) ★ 4.77 Audible (74.0K)

   8h 59m listening time • Released 2017

   Ray Porter's performance transforms the Bobiverse's multiple Bobs from a gimmick into genuinely distinct voices—each one feels like a real person making impossible decisions while the stakes keep escalating in ways that actually land.

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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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   Carnage

   Arisen • Book 12

   by Michael Stephen Fuchs

   Narrated by R.C. Bray

   ★ 4.51 ABR Score (5.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.52 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.88 Audible (3.7K)

   11h 1m listening time • Released 2017

   R.C. Bray transforms this zombie-apocalypse climax into pure adrenaline with flawless action pacing and character voices that make the brutal final showdowns feel devastatingly real.

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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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   Collapse

   Welcome to the Multiverse • Book 3

   by Sean Oswald

   Narrated by Travis Baldree

   ★ 4.48 ABR Score (5.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.52 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 4.82 Audible (2.4K)

   12h 51m listening time • Released 2024

   Travis Baldree's narration transforms this apocalyptic escalation into something visceral and urgent—his performance captures both the mounting chaos and Silas's quiet determination to survive what the system throws at him next.

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    Dark Victory

    Galaxy's Edge • Book 13

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    ★ 4.47 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.61 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.88 Audible (2.4K)

    11h 7m listening time • Released 2021

    R.C. Bray delivers the performance of the series here, turning a sprawling ensemble cast into distinct voices that make the political intrigue and character fractures feel genuinely tense.

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