Audiobooks Like JURASSIC PARK / THE LOST WORLD Michael Crichton

10 audiobooks for fans of JURASSIC PARK / THE LOST WORLD Michael Crichton

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   Sphere

   by Michael Crichton

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.01 ABR Score (212.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.84 Goodreads (199.1K) ★ 4.27 Audible (13.4K)

   Scott Brick's crisp, measured delivery transforms this claustrophobic deep-sea thriller into a nail-biter where paranoia and scientific logic clash in real time.

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   Ender's Shadow

   Ender's Shadow • Book 1

   by Orson Scott Card

   Narrated by Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, full cast

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (194.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (180.6K) ★ 4.76 Audible (13.8K)

   15h 42m listening time • Released 2005

   A companion novel that retells Ender's Game from Bean's perspective — and in many ways surpasses the original in emotional depth and strategic brilliance.

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   Foundation's Edge

   Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 4

   by Isaac Asimov

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.45 ABR Score (104.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.19 Goodreads (99.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (4.7K)

   16h 14m listening time • Released 2011

   Scott Brick's measured, intelligent delivery turns Asimov's grand-scale sci-fi chess match into something genuinely gripping—he makes the philosophical debates feel as urgent as the mystery itself.

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   Prelude to Foundation

   Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 6

   by Isaac Asimov

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.41 ABR Score (101.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.17 Goodreads (97.1K) ★ 4.71 Audible (4.3K)

   14h 55m listening time • Released 2011

   Scott Brick's measured, intelligent narration is perfect for Asimov's cerebral plotting—he makes the intricate political maneuvering and mathematical concepts feel genuinely thrilling rather than lecture-y.

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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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   Children of Dune

   Dune • Book 3

   by Frank Herbert

   Narrated by Scott Brick, Simon Vance

   ★ 4.34 ABR Score (272.6K ratings)

   ★ 3.95 Goodreads (254.4K) ★ 4.62 Audible (18.3K)

   16h 51m listening time • Released 2008

   Scott Brick and Simon Vance elevate Herbert's most intricate Dune novel with dual narration that captures the twins' divided consciousness and the empire's political chaos with surgical precision.

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   Shadow of the Hegemon

   The Shadow • Book 2

   by Orson Scott Card

   Narrated by David Birney, Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir

   ★ 4.19 ABR Score (90.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.97 Goodreads (81.7K) ★ 4.49 Audible (8.4K)

   12h 47m listening time • Released 2002

   The three narrators bring distinct voices to Bean and Peter's ruthless power grab, making this geopolitical thriller feel like a lived conspiracy unfolding across continents in real time.

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   Heretics of Dune

   Dune • Book 5

   by Frank Herbert

   Narrated by Simon Vance, Scott Brick

   ★ 4.18 ABR Score (112.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.85 Goodreads (104.1K) ★ 4.55 Audible (8.1K)

   18h 4m listening time • Released 2008

   Vance and Brick's dual narration captures the philosophical depth and sprawling scope that makes Herbert's far-future vision so absorbing—a perfect match for a book that trades action for intricate power games across a collapsing empire.

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   Chapterhouse: Dune

   Dune • Book 6

   by Frank Herbert

   Narrated by Euan Morton, Katherine Kellgren, Scott Brick, Simon Vance

   ★ 4.16 ABR Score (91.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.86 Goodreads (84.7K) ★ 4.53 Audible (6.6K)

   16h 42m listening time • Released 2009

   The ensemble cast transforms Herbert's final, divisive chapter into something unexpectedly gripping—each narrator inhabiting distinct factions with such clarity that the competing ideologies actually click into place.

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    Pathfinder

    Pathfinder • Book 1

    by Orson Scott Card

    Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Kirby Heyborne, Don Leslie, Kristoffer Tabori, Scott Brick

    ★ 4.03 ABR Score (30.9K ratings)

    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (25.1K) ★ 4.32 Audible (5.7K)

    17h 41m listening time • Released 2010

    A five-narrator ensemble cast elevates this time-travel mystery into something genuinely immersive—each voice pins down a character so distinctly you forget you're listening to an audiobook at all.

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